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ix Acknowledgments This book was developed from my PhD dissertation under the guidance of professors Meredith Clausen, Madeleine Yue Dong, Marek Wieczorek, Daniel Abramson, and Yomi Braester within the Department of Art History at the University of Washington . I thank them all for giving advice, sharing insights, and providing resources for my research, a true intellectual benefit that I can still feel strongly today. Professor Clausen deserves special thanks for bringing me to the “New World” twelve years ago and being my source of inspiration ever since. Without her criticism and encouragement I would have never made it through my studies in Seattle. She remains the most reliable support for my research and, as an advisor, a model for my academic career. I received financial support at different stages during my research and writing. The initial research for an article was supported by the Hsiao Fellowship from the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. After the committee and I made Chang’an Avenue the subject of my graduate studies, my fieldwork and archival research in China were made possible by a variety of scholarships offered by the same university, including a Pell Scholarship, two Parnassus Endowment Scholarships, two Nordstrom Awards, a School of Art Award Scholarship, and a graduate school fellowship. My writings developed gradually into a manuscript in the form of a series of summer projects supported by the Faculty Research Fellowship from Oakland University. A publication grant from the Department of Art and Art History at Oakland contributed toward editorial and production costs of the book at a time of universal economic stringency. I am grateful to all of the above-mentioned institutions for their generosity. This book would not have been possible without the help of numerous scholars, friends, and colleagues. In the United States, professors Bob Mugerauer, Vikram Prakash, Jerome Silbergeld, Martha Kingsbury, Patricia Failing, Brian McLaren, Frank Ching, and Alex Anderson took time to meet and share with me invaluable comments on the project. Professor Nancy Steinhardt gave me the opportunity to present the initial article on Chang’an Avenue at the Society of Architectural Historians annual meeting and offered me advice for revision. And professor Jeffrey Cody made x Acknowledgments critical comments on an article based on the first chapter. I thank them all for their help and encouragement. I also want to thank professors Patricia Ebrey, Cynthea Bogel, Robin Wright, Susan Casteras, Christopher Hallett, Karen Mathews, Rene Braveman, Christopher Ozubko, Steven Harrell, Zhi Lin, Paul Scotton, Henry Matthews, Susan Platt, Debra Caplow, and Trina Lyons for offering me opportunities to work with them in a variety of teaching and research fields, a priceless experience in my academic career. In Beijing, professors Zheng Guangzhong and Hu Rongrui took time to talk with me about their experience of planning Chang’an Avenue. In his design studio, professor Wu Liangyong answered my questions about contemporary Chinese architecture and cities. I also benefitted from discussions with professors Chen Zhihua, Peng Peigen, Zhao Bingshi, Shi Qing, Guo Daiheng, and Lü Zhou on a variety of occasions. Lin Zhu provided me with new material she had just published about her late husband , Liang Sicheng. Fu Xinian, Yang Yongsheng, Cui Kai, and Xin Min Hua (Isabel Xia) met and shared with me their insightful observations about and extensive knowledge of modern Chinese architecture and urban development. I am grateful to them all. In Paris, Jean-Paul Olivier and Patricia Casse helped me to schedule an interview with Paul Andreu and Francois Tamisier, who generously met me for two hours around midnight during the busiest time of their work on the National Grand Theater in Beijing . I thank them with all my heart. I am indebted to professors Li Daozeng and Xu Weiguo at Tsinghua University, and to Zhou Qinglin of the China Architecture Design and Research Group, Mao Shiru and Lu Xinzhi of the China Architecture and Buildings Press, and Fan Xue of the Architectural Journal for helping me with copyright issues and allowing me to use their images. Historical data and access to archives were provided by Liu Zhixiong, Liu Zonghan, Fu Qingyuan, and Ma Qinglin of the National Bureau of Historical Relics; Cui Haidong, Wen Bing, and Zhou Xuliang of the China Architecture Design and Research Group; Zhang Lixin of the Capital Planning Bureau; Liu Yu, Li Chunmei, Zheng Zhuyin, Li Qiuxiang, and Liao Huinong of the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University; and my former Tsinghua classmates Zhao Tian and Hua...