Movement
Society for Research in Chinese Architecture (Zhongguo Yingzao Xueshe 中國營造學社)
Explore in the Atlas →Founded in Beiping (Beijing) in February 1930 by Zhu Qiqian to decode the Yingzao Fashi and survey pre-Ming timber architecture. Organised into a 'technical studies' branch (Liang Sicheng) and a 'documentary studies' branch (Liu Dunzhen). Its 1932–37 field surveys founded modern Chinese architectural history. The community's own term Yingzao Xueshe is retained rather than translated away.
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- Origin
- Beiping (Beijing), China
Referenced by
- Zhu Qiqian 朱啟鈐 associated with
- Liang Sicheng 梁思成 associated with
- Lin Huiyin 林徽因 associated with
- Liu Dunzhen 劉敦楨 associated with
- Zhu Qiqian 朱啟鈐 founded
Sources
- Harvard FAS CAMLab. On the Society for Research in Chinese Architecture. n.d..
- Fairbank, W. Liang and Lin: Partners in Exploring China's Architectural Past. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Society for Research in Chinese Architecture (Zhongguo Yingzao Xueshe 中國營造學社)." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/society-for-research-in-chinese-architecture/. Accessed July 17, 2026.