Open AccessFeatures of the Development of Mansions of Chinese Officials and Merchants in Guangzhou in the First Half of the 20th Century
Author(s) -
A. A. Kim,
T A Smolianinova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/753/2/022069
Subject(s) - china , architecture , trace (psycholinguistics) , geography , history , ancient history , archaeology , linguistics , philosophy
The article examines the development of one of the least studied types of Chinese-Western architecture of Guangdong province, Guangzhou that is called yanglou. The premises of their appearance are analyzed in the framework of the integration of European culture in China that is especially strongly manifested in the province. The examples of the first yanglou in the historic district of Xiguan are considered. They are dating back to 1900–1910s and still trace the connection with the traditional architecture of the region. The genesis and development of the Dongshan district in 1920–1930s is considered separately. The district is a local rethinking of the “garden city” concept and was created as a model district for the further development of Guangzhou. The Dongshan district presents the greatest number of yanglou, which made it possible to study the change in their stylistic orientation that corresponded to the trends of world architecture.