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During the period of the Republic of China, a group of intellectuals with advanced ideas emerged on the mainland, including Chen Duxiu, the pioneer of the May Fourth Movement, Sun Yat-sen, who overthrew feudal rule and devoted his whole life to revolution, and Cai Yuanpei, who reformed Peking University and proposed "inclusive" and open thinking.
But in the ranks of these people, we can also find that they seem to be male compatriots, so what did the advanced women look like during the Republic of China?
Lin Huiyin is the representative of this advanced woman, not only is her thinking not inferior to the advanced ideas of the same period, her achievements are also very eye-catching, and her appearance is even more beautiful, a "goddess"-like existence.
Lin Huiyin, as a female architect in modern history, and her husband Liang Sicheng together with the preservation of China's ancient buildings have paid a lifetime of painstaking efforts, can be described as a woman who does not let the eyebrows, today, let us use a set of photos, to get closer to understand Lin Huiyin's brilliant life.
Lin Huiyin was born in a wealthy family, his ancestors were famous families, his father was a famous politician in the Qing Dynasty, he was knowledgeable, and his grandfather was a noble lady who worked in the Hanlin Academy, which can be described as a noble lady of a real intellectual. When Lin Huiyin was a child, her father also attached great importance to her education.
Under her father's guidance, she read through many classic literary works and learned many arts such as guqin and painting. Lin Huiyin also showed extraordinary talent and wisdom since he was a child, not only has a strong interest in literature, art and ancient culture, but also can make it decent for every thing he learns.
However, her family environment cultivated her pursuit of free thought and independent spirit, which also laid the foundation for her determination to stick to her ideals and study architecture.
In the photo in front of me, the girl on the far right is Lin Huiyin when she was young, I saw her wearing a decent school uniform, with her hands behind her back, standing very elegantly, her appearance is also very delicate, her eyes are bright and sharp, revealing her intelligence and wisdom.
When Lin Huiyin was in school, her family sent her to Peihua Girls' Middle School for education. In this school, Lin Huiyin was exposed to new knowledge such as painting, drawing and modeling, although she had almost no contact before, but her works and skills were highly praised by the teachers, which also made Lin Huiyin completely plant the seeds of learning architecture.
Soon after, because Lin Huiyin's father needed to go abroad to deal with it due to work, and his father was extremely concerned about Lin Huiyin's learning tasks, he thought that he should not only let his children learn knowledge in the school, but also go abroad to see the world. So, Lin Huiyin followed his father on a journey abroad.
Lin Huiyin in front of her looked very small, wearing well-fitting clothes, her dignified skirt made her more gentle, her black hair fell on her shoulders like a waterfall, and there was a smile on the corner of her mouth, she looked like a very cute and beautiful girl.
During this period of time abroad, Lin Huiyin never stopped his pace of learning, walked the streets and alleys to feel the customs of foreign countries, and immersed himself in learning different knowledge.
After talking to a close friend of her father, she heard that the other child's dream was to become a construction engineer, and during the conversation, Lin Huiyin understood the difference between architecture and ordinary building a house, which also made her determined to study architecture.
During that time in the UK, Lin Huiyin consulted a lot of books on architecture to understand her favorite subject, and the more she studied, the more she found that she loved architecture very much, and at the same time, during this time, she met Xu Zhimo and was forced to fall into an emotional entanglement.
According to the records of the global network. When Xu Zhimo and Lin Huiyin first met, she didn't know Xu Zhimo's married status, so she was attracted by his creative talent, and the two had a different kind of emotion.
By chance, Lin Huiyin learned that Xu Zhimo not only had a family, but also a two-year-old child, and Lin Huiyin, who had strong self-esteem, was unwilling to destroy the feelings of others, so he reluctantly broke off with Xu Zhimo.
Xu Zhimo also wrote the well-known poem "Farewell Kangqiao" for this reason, wanting to save the relationship between the two, but Lin Huiyin was not moved by it at all, and resolutely devoted himself to his own study.
Not long after, Lin Huiyin returned to China with his father, and after returning to China, he also met his partner who could be with him for life. Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin met at Tsinghua University, when Liang Sicheng studied architecture at Tsinghua University, while Lin Huiyin studied in the art department of the university.
The two met by chance, and Liang Sicheng was deeply impressed by Lin Huiyin's talent and beauty, and Lin Huiyin also had a good impression of Liang Sicheng's knowledge and demeanor.
With the deepening of their relationship, the two gradually deepened their understanding, and established a deep relationship in their common interests and pursuits, and decided to study in the United States together after completing their studies in China.
In front of me is a photo of Lin Huiyin and Liang Sicheng, I saw Lin Huiyin wearing a comfortable shirt and white dress, looking very simple, but she couldn't hide her beauty, her round face often hung a smile obediently, which made people love it very much, Liang Sicheng who was standing on the side looked a little shy, wearing a suit and round-framed glasses, and the two looked very compatible.
After the two came to the United States, they first took a half-year preparatory course at Cornell University and then decided to transfer to the University of Pennsylvania to study architecture.
Unfortunately, Penn's Department of Architecture does not admit female students, believing that the construction industry is hard and tiring, and is not suitable for female students.
In the end, Lin Hui had no way to change the school's rules, so she could only choose the way of "saving the country by curve", and according to Red Star News, she took a course in architecture.
This shows her dedication and love for architecture, which is why she and Liang Sicheng also made great efforts for Chinese architects later, but did not have such a high position, presumably because of the lack of this paper certificate.
In the photo of Lin Huiyin after graduating from studying abroad, I saw her wearing a bachelor's gown, looking knowledgeable, her hair was neatly combed behind her head, her eyes were bright and wise, her smile was gentle and confident, her posture was elegant, and her face was full of love and yearning for life, showing her inner firmness and optimism.
In 1928, after completing their studies, the two married in Canada, and then went to Europe together to study and study European architecture, and once again perfected their architectural knowledge through field trips. Even though they have studied abroad for many years, they have never forgotten their ideal of giving back to the motherland, and they have studied for many years in order to better return home and protect ancient Chinese architecture.
In the photo in front of him is the wedding photo of the two back then, Lin Huiyin is wearing a flowing cheongsam of his own design, tied in a bun, with a smile on his face, while Liang Sicheng is wearing a suit and holding a hat in his hand, full of the joy of marriage.
Lin Hui is gentle and elegant, Liang Sicheng has a calm temperament, the two snuggle up to each other and look at each other, which makes people feel very happy.
The two returned to their homeland with a full stomach full of knowledge, wanting to do their part to contribute to the architecture of China. The two were originally employed in the Department of Architecture at Northeastern University, the first university in China to open an architecture department, and due to the shortage of teachers, almost all the courses in the entire department were completed by Lin Huiyin and Liang Sicheng.
However, due to the influence of some historical reasons, the two returned to Beiping from Shenyang, and in order to better understand and visit the ancient Chinese buildings, they joined the local China Construction Society.
In their year, they went out to investigate in the spring and summer, and wrote the investigation report in the autumn and winter, even if they were sick and pregnant, they could not stop Lin Huiyin from running on the "front line" of surveying and mapping, and finally succeeded in living up to expectations, before the war, they inspected thousands of ancient buildings in China, leaving precious data.
Lin Huiyin in front of her is a photo of an expedition to work, I saw that although she was dressed simply for the convenience of work, she was not lacking in fashion, wearing a vest with short sleeves, with a simple pair of brown pants and a pair of boots is her equipment for climbing on the beam, it seems that her figure is very superior, in that era when small feet are still commonly wrapped, Lin Huiyin's outfit can be described as bold and fashionable.
Known as the "Mother of Modern Chinese Architecture" in the field of architectural design, Lin Huiyin also participated in the design of Tsinghua Garden in the thirties of the last century, which combined traditional Chinese gardens with modern architectural elements to create the unique beauty and style of Tsinghua Garden, which is not outdated even today.
Later, Lin Huiyin and her husband Liang Sicheng jointly designed the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Memorial Hall, which became a textbook-like model in architecture. The building is mainly used to commemorate the founding father of China, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, who fully considered the harmony between the building and the surrounding environment, so that the memorial hall complements the landscape and reflects the combination of traditional Chinese architecture and modern concepts.
Lin Huiyin and Liang Sicheng in front of him have been many years apart, and they are no longer the young and beautiful young man, Liang Sicheng's face gradually has wrinkles, and Lin Huiyin is no longer the appearance of his youth, but the two of them are still full of extraordinary bearing.
I saw that Lin Hui was wearing a cheongsam, looking intellectual and elegant; Liang Sicheng, on the other hand, looked into the distance with a deep gaze. The relationship between the two is particularly beautiful.
Lin Huiyin's life is a portrayal of the "Chinese-style heroine", not only beautiful and outstanding, but also grew up with the aura of primary school tyrant, with his own ideals and love, and his whole life is very pure on the road of loving architecture firmly forward, fortunate to get a partner to work hard with him for Chinese architecture, mutual achievement, and mutual companionship.
Resources:
Global Network - "The Emotional Entanglement of the Talented Girl Lin Huiyin and Three Outstanding Men", 2009-3-10
Red Star News - "Lin Huiyin, maybe she can be better"2023-11-11