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| − | Liang Sicheng was born on April 20th 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, to Liang Qichao (1873 – 1929) and his wife Li Huixian (1869 – 1924). Liang Qichao, a prominent scholar of the reformed Confucian tradition, "had leapt into fame as a leader of the reform movement of 1898," but had to leave China for Japan that same year following a conservative coup d'etat led by Empress Dowager Cixi (1835 – 1908) and the later Chinese "President-Emperor" Yuan Shikai (1859 – 1916).<ref>Fairbank, 3</ref> In Japan he co-founded the Baohuang Hui (the Society for the Protection of the Emperor) with his mentor and teacher Kang Youwei. The family of Liang Sicheng eventually stayed in Japan for 14 years, where he thusly lived for most of his childhood, until they returned to China in 1912, enabled by the new permissive political climate that accompanied the anti-monarchist, republican Xinhai Revolution, first settling in Tianjin.<ref>Fairbank, 5</ref> Liang Sicheng is considered the favorite son of his father.<ref>Fairbank, 3</ref> According to an article of his, his memories of the time in Japan are fond, generally defined by familial peace, care by Japanese servants, attending a Chinese school and playing with his siblings.<ref>Fairbank, 5</ref> While living in their Tianjin-based Western-style two-story mansion, located in the Italian concession, Liang Sicheng adopted his pen name, as was common for academics or those who aspire to be at the time: "Ice-drinking Elder".<ref>Fairbank, 5f.</ref> Following the appointment of his father as Minister of Justice of the recently founded Chinese Republic in September 1913, the family prepared for a necessary move to Beijing. There, Liang Sicheng and his brother attended an esteemed Anglican school in the years 1913 to 1915, whereafter Liang attended the Tsinghua College (which would later become today's Tsinghua University) for 8 years, until 1923. At college, he excelled in "scholarship and artistry" and autodidactically picked up sketching skills, which would later prove to be quite important.<ref>Fairbank, 8f.</ref> | + | Liang Sicheng was born on April 20th 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, to Liang Qichao (1873 – 1929) and his wife Li Huixian (1869 – 1924). Liang Qichao, a prominent scholar of the reformed Confucian tradition, "had leapt into fame as a leader of the reform movement of 1898," but had to leave China for Japan that same year following a conservative coup d'etat led by Empress Dowager Cixi (1835 – 1908) and the later Chinese "President-Emperor" Yuan Shikai (1859 – 1916).<ref>Fairbank, 3</ref> In Japan, he co-founded the Baohuang Hui (the Society for the Protection of the Emperor) with his mentor and teacher Kang Youwei. The family of Liang Sicheng eventually stayed in Japan for 14 years, where he thusly lived for most of his childhood, until they returned to China in 1912, enabled by the new permissive political climate that accompanied the anti-monarchist, republican Xinhai Revolution, first settling in Tianjin.<ref>Fairbank, 5</ref> Liang Sicheng is considered the favorite son of his father.<ref>Fairbank, 3</ref> According to an article of his, his memories of the time in Japan are fond, generally defined by familial peace, care by Japanese servants, attending a Chinese school and playing with his siblings.<ref>Fairbank, 5</ref> While living in their Tianjin-based Western-style two-story mansion, located in the Italian concession, Liang Sicheng adopted his pen name, as was common for academics or those who aspire to be at the time: "Ice-drinking Elder".<ref>Fairbank, 5f.</ref> Following the appointment of his father as Minister of Justice of the recently founded Chinese Republic in September 1913, the family prepared for a necessary move to Beijing. There, Liang Sicheng and his brother attended an esteemed Anglican school in the years 1913 to 1915, whereafter Liang attended the Tsinghua College (which would later become today's Tsinghua University) for 8 years, until 1923. At college, he excelled in "scholarship and artistry" and autodidactically picked up sketching skills, which would later prove to be quite important.<ref>Fairbank, 8f.</ref> |
Liang Qichao attended the Paris Peace Conference in 1918, spending the following year there as well, returning to China thereafter. By his arrival, he had noticed the strong focus on the "fruits of Western civilization" that Tsinghua College was teaching his sons. This resulted in the elder Liang's decision to hold lectures for three years – 1921 to 1923 – in what is essentially Chinese Studies for his sons, their cousins and a small select amount of others at his home in Tianjin. These lectures strongly impacted Liang Sicheng and can certainly be considered indicative of what "road of scholarship" he was going to take later on.<ref>Fairbank, 15</ref> In Liang Sicheng's final year at Tsinghua College, he eventually decided on enrolling at the University of Pennsylvania to study architecture.<ref>Fairbank, 17</ref> In 1923, Liang Sicheng suffered a thigh fracture following a car crash that would render one of his legs noticably shorter, resulting in a limp, and requiring a back brace for the rest of his life.<ref>Fairbank, 18</ref> | Liang Qichao attended the Paris Peace Conference in 1918, spending the following year there as well, returning to China thereafter. By his arrival, he had noticed the strong focus on the "fruits of Western civilization" that Tsinghua College was teaching his sons. This resulted in the elder Liang's decision to hold lectures for three years – 1921 to 1923 – in what is essentially Chinese Studies for his sons, their cousins and a small select amount of others at his home in Tianjin. These lectures strongly impacted Liang Sicheng and can certainly be considered indicative of what "road of scholarship" he was going to take later on.<ref>Fairbank, 15</ref> In Liang Sicheng's final year at Tsinghua College, he eventually decided on enrolling at the University of Pennsylvania to study architecture.<ref>Fairbank, 17</ref> In 1923, Liang Sicheng suffered a thigh fracture following a car crash that would render one of his legs noticably shorter, resulting in a limp, and requiring a back brace for the rest of his life.<ref>Fairbank, 18</ref> | ||
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Architecture article
Liang Sicheng
Early Years
Liang Sicheng was born on April 20th 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, to Liang Qichao (1873 – 1929) and his wife Li Huixian (1869 – 1924). Liang Qichao, a prominent scholar of the reformed Confucian tradition, "had leapt into fame as a leader of the reform movement of 1898," but had to leave China for Japan that same year following a conservative coup d'etat led by Empress Dowager Cixi (1835 – 1908) and the later Chinese "President-Emperor" Yuan Shikai (1859 – 1916).[1] In Japan, he co-founded the Baohuang Hui (the Society for the Protection of the Emperor) with his mentor and teacher Kang Youwei. The family of Liang Sicheng eventually stayed in Japan for 14 years, where he thusly lived for most of his childhood, until they returned to China in 1912, enabled by the new permissive political climate that accompanied the anti-monarchist, republican Xinhai Revolution, first settling in Tianjin.[2] Liang Sicheng is considered the favorite son of his father.[3] According to an article of his, his memories of the time in Japan are fond, generally defined by familial peace, care by Japanese servants, attending a Chinese school and playing with his siblings.[4] While living in their Tianjin-based Western-style two-story mansion, located in the Italian concession, Liang Sicheng adopted his pen name, as was common for academics or those who aspire to be at the time: "Ice-drinking Elder".[5] Following the appointment of his father as Minister of Justice of the recently founded Chinese Republic in September 1913, the family prepared for a necessary move to Beijing. There, Liang Sicheng and his brother attended an esteemed Anglican school in the years 1913 to 1915, whereafter Liang attended the Tsinghua College (which would later become today's Tsinghua University) for 8 years, until 1923. At college, he excelled in "scholarship and artistry" and autodidactically picked up sketching skills, which would later prove to be quite important.[6]
Liang Qichao attended the Paris Peace Conference in 1918, spending the following year there as well, returning to China thereafter. By his arrival, he had noticed the strong focus on the "fruits of Western civilization" that Tsinghua College was teaching his sons. This resulted in the elder Liang's decision to hold lectures for three years – 1921 to 1923 – in what is essentially Chinese Studies for his sons, their cousins and a small select amount of others at his home in Tianjin. These lectures strongly impacted Liang Sicheng and can certainly be considered indicative of what "road of scholarship" he was going to take later on.[7] In Liang Sicheng's final year at Tsinghua College, he eventually decided on enrolling at the University of Pennsylvania to study architecture.[8] In 1923, Liang Sicheng suffered a thigh fracture following a car crash that would render one of his legs noticably shorter, resulting in a limp, and requiring a back brace for the rest of his life.[9]
