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China’s Early Building Conservationist Whose Words Went Unheeded

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Gazing at the countryside’s crumbling temples and pagodas, I wonder why we didn’t follow Liang Sicheng’s advice and protect our historical relics.

How an Architect’s Legacy Inspired a New Face for Datong

More than eight decades after Liang Sicheng’s visit, the heavily industrialized city is finally embracing its imperial past.

The Architect Who Revived China’s Love for Its Ancient Buildings

In the early 1930s, Liang Sicheng’s now-legendary survey of a centuries-old temple inspired a generation of his peers.

The Ivy League Architects Who Revitalized Design in China

During their studies at Penn and Harvard, Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin acquired the knowledge that paved the way for China’s first Pritzker Architecture Prize.

The Forgotten Man Behind China’s Xiongan Plans

Seven decades ago, architect Liang Sicheng proposed building a vast new suburb on the outskirts of Beijing — but was told to ‘reform his thinking.’