Chang'an Avenue and the Modernization of Chinese Architecture

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Chang’an Avenue and the Modernization of Chinese Architecture A China Program Book University of Washington Press Seattle and London SHUISHAN YU and the Modernization of Chinese Architecture and the Modernization of Chinese Architecture CHANG’AN AVENUE CHANG’AN AVENUE This book is made possible by a collaborative grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This book was supported in part by the China Studies Program, a division of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. A publication grant from the Department of Art and Art History at the Oakland University contributed toward editorial and production costs of the book.© 2012 by the University of Washington Press Printed and bound in China Designed by Veronica Seyd 16 15 14 13 12 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. University of Washington Press PO Box 50096 Seattle, WA 98145-5096, USA www.washington.edu/uwpress Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Yu, Shuishan. Chang’an Avenue and the modernization of Chinese architecture / Shuishan Yu. — First [edition]. pages cm — (A China program book/Art history publication initiative) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-295-99213-6 (hardback) 1. Chang’an Jie (Beijing, China). 2. Symbolism in architecture—China—Beijing. 3. City planning—China—Beijing. 4. Architecture and state—China—Beijing. 5. Beijing (China)—Buildings, structures, etc. I. Title. NA9053.S7Y8 2013 720.951’156—dc23 2012027784 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1984. In memory of my mother, Shi Shusheng 石淑生, and to my father, Yu Hongjing, 于洪经 ...