Li Cundong (right), an established architect and secretary-general of the Architectural Society of China, and Huang Yuan, executive vice president and secretary-general of the Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, announce the ninth batch of Chinese 20th-century architectural heritage sites in Tianjin on April 27, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The Chinese Cultural Relics Society and the Architectural Society of China jointly announced the ninth batch of Chinese 20th-century architectural heritage sites to a combined audience of architects, architecture scholars, and experts of cultural relics and museology on Saturday at the Second Workers’ Cultural Palace of Tianjin.
The new batch features 102 architectural sites, spanning churches, schools, museums, factories, office buildings and former residences of historical figures located around China. The announcement marked that 900 architectural structures erected in the last century have been given the Chinese 20th-century architectural heritage status since 2016.
Following the announcement was a seminar during which scholars and experts exchanged views on how to achieve urban renewal through revitalizing 20th-century architectural heritage.
Shan Jixiang (left), president of the Chinese Society of Cultural Relics and former director of the Palace Museum; Ma Guoxin (center), an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering; and Xiu Long, chairman of the Architectural Society of China, co-launch an open call for entries for the first photography exhibition of China’s 20th Century Architectural Heritage in Tianjin on April 27, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The 20th-Century Chinese Architectural Heritage Annual Report (2014-2024) was released during the event. The report chronicles the endeavors and accomplishments of surveying and protecting the country’s 20th-century architectural heritage over the last ten years and expanded on the vision for the development of those architectural sites.
The event also launched an open call for entries for the first photography exhibition of China’s 20th Century Architectural Heritage.
The site of Quanyechang in Anqing, East China’s Anhui province, inscribed on the list of the ninth batch of Chinese 20th-century architectural heritage sites. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The historical building complex at Cangshan campus of Fujian Normal University, inscribed on the list of the ninth batch of Chinese 20th-century architectural heritage sites. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The site of the Kaiyuan Power Plant in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province, added to the list of the ninth batch of Chinese 20th-century architectural heritage sites. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The site of Tianjin No. 3 Cotton Mill, added to the list of the ninth batch of Chinese 20th-century architectural heritage sites. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ningbo, East China’s Zhejiang province, added to the list of the ninth batch of Chinese 20th-century architectural heritage sites. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The Green House in Shanghai, designed by Hungarian architect Laszlo Hudec in the 1930s, added to the list of the ninth batch of Chinese 20th-century architectural heritage sites. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The Gansu Provincial Museum in Lanzhou, Northwest China’s Gansu province, added to the list of the ninth batch of Chinese 20th-century architectural heritage sites. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
