Pengpai News reporter Lu Xinwen
According to the People's Daily " Leader's Message Board " on November 1, in response to netizens' comments that "Henan provincial cultural relics protection unit and famous architect Yang Tingbao's former residence was converted to a hotel", the Nanyang Municipal Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism Bureau of Henan Province replied on the same day that the situation is true. Some buildings in the former residence of Mr. Yang Tingbao are used for hotel business and use, which does not conform to the principle of using cultural relics buildings. This phenomenon is caused by historical reasons and is difficult to change in a short period of time.
Netizens left a message to the Secretary of the Nanyang Municipal Party Committee of Henan Province on October 24, saying that the Yang Family Courtyard, located at No. 150, Jiefang Road, Wancheng District, Nanyang City, is the former residence of Mr. Yang Tingbao, a master of modern and contemporary architecture, a master of Chinese 20th century architecture, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a famous architect. It is the Henan Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit . Mr. Yang Tingbao enjoys a high reputation in the international architecture community and is a master of Chinese architectural education. There are 7 disciples and disciples elected as academicians. Even the "Yang Tingbao Former Residence" next to Southeast University in Nanjing has been well protected and utilized, but at present, Yang Tingbao Former Residence in Nanyang City has been transformed into a hotel called "Yang Family Courtyard", which is a bit ashamed. It is inappropriate for cultural heritage protection units to switch to restaurants. The oil smoke environment itself is a kind of damage to cultural relics, and kitchen fire also poses a great threat to cultural relics protection. At the same time, this may make outsiders feel that we do not attach importance to and do not respect culture and history. It is recommended that the government let the hotel withdraw from the former residence, restore the former residence to its original appearance, build an open protection and display place, and connect with the former residence of Yang Tingbao in Nanjing for people to visit.
Nanyang City, Henan Province Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism Bureau replied on November 1 that the situation you reported is true and the suggestions are very good. The Yang Family Courtyard, located at No. 150, Jiefang Road, Wancheng District, is the former residence of Mr. Yang Tingbao, a famous architect from Nanyang, and a cultural relics protection unit in Henan Province. The ancient building complex of Yangjiayuan is a state-owned asset and is managed by the Nanyang Public Housing Management Office, a unit under the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau. Some of its buildings are used for hotel business and use, which does not comply with the principle of cultural relics and buildings utilization. This phenomenon is caused by historical reasons and is difficult to change in a short period of time. Nanyang City and Wancheng District Cultural Relics Department will strengthen supervision and management of the Yang Family Courtyard, guide the property owners and users to fulfill their cultural relics safety responsibilities and ensure the safety of cultural relics. At the same time, in accordance with the cultural relics protection regulations and the relevant requirements of the "Nanyang Historical and Cultural City Protection Plan", we actively promote the rational use of the ancient building complex of the Yang Family Courtyard.
According to the website of Henan Provincial Government , Yang Tingbao (1901-1982), whose name is Renhui , is a modern architect, architect and architectural educator, from Nanyang, Henan.
1915, Yang Tingbao was admitted to the Tsinghua Preparatory School for Studying in the United States in Beijing, and studied in the Department of Architecture of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States in 1921. During his studies, he won the award for the National Architecture Department Student Design Competition many times. In 1926, he went to Europe to inspect architecture and returned to China in 1927 to join Tianjin Chitai Engineering Company. In a short period of time, he designed a plan to build an apartment for the Northeast border defense chief Zhang Xueliang , breaking the situation where foreign designers monopolize Chinese architectural design. Since the late 1920s, the Central Hospital in Nanjing, the Central Stadium in , the Institute of Geology of the Central Research Institute and the Bank of Communications in Beijing, the Tsinghua University Library expansion project, and the Beijing-Feng Railway Shenyang Station. In 1932, he was hired by the Peking Municipal Cultural Relics Management Committee to preside over the renovation of ancient buildings. The renovation projects of ancient buildings such as the Temple of Heaven Prayer for Youth, and the overall planning and design of higher education institutions such as Tsinghua University , which were presided over by him, have reached a very high level.
After the establishment of of the People's Republic of China, Yang Tingbao served as the director of the Department of Architecture of Nanjing University's School of Technology, director of the Department of Architecture, vice president of the Nanjing Institute of Technology, director of the Institute of Architecture, vice governor of Jiangsu Province, honorary chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, etc. Since 1953, he was elected as Vice Chairman of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Board of the Chinese Society of Architecture and the Fifth Board of Directors. In 1955, he was elected as a member of the Department of Technology and Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Yang Tingbao enjoys a high prestige in the international architecture community. He was elected twice as Vice Chairman of International Architects Association in 1957 and 1961. He is also a representative of the First to Fifth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China. He has been engaged in architectural design for more than 50 years and has presided over and participated in the design of many buildings. The Beijing Heping Hotel designed in the early 1950s had a great influence on modern Chinese architectural design. This design was praised by Premier Zhou Enlai and Chinese and foreign people. He participated in the design of construction projects such as the Great Hall of the People, , the Great Hall of the People, , the Monument of the People's Heroes, , the Beijing Railway Station, , Beijing Library , and Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. He presided over and participated in the planning and design of major projects such as the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge Bridge Bridge, Jiangsu Provincial Gymnasium, Yuhuatai Martyrs Cemetery, , and the Nanjing Airport Terminal. In his life, he presided over and participated in and directed the design of more than 100 construction projects, which is well-known in the modern and contemporary architectural history of China. In architectural design, he attached great importance to China's national conditions, paid attention to the overall environment, absorbed and used traditional experiences and techniques of Chinese and Western architecture, and made unremitting exploration of modern Chinese architectural style in long-term creative practice.
Yang Tingbao is not only a well-known architect in China and abroad, but also an outstanding architectural educator. From 1940 to more than 40 years since he served as a professor in the Department of Architecture of Central University in 1982, he has worked diligently and taught and educated people all over the world. Many students have become leaders and famous scholars and professors of China's construction industry. He also led a Chinese delegation or represented China to attend international academic conferences 17 times, conducting scientific inspections and friendly visits. "Comprehensive Hospital Architectural Design" edited by Yang Tingbao, "H Selected for Yang Tingbao Watercolor Paintings", "Selected Sketches of Yang Tingbao", and "Yang Tingbao Architectural Design Collection" created by Yang Tingbao have all been published. He also wrote papers on China's urban planning, landscape environment planning and design, and ancient building protection.
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