Lin Huiyin
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Lin Huiyin (Chinese: 林徽因; pinyin: Lín Huíyīn; known as Phyllis Lin or Lin Whei-yin when in the United States; 10 June 1904–1 April 1955) was a noted 20th century Chinese architect and writer. She is said to be the first female architect in China. Her niece is Maya Lin.[1]
She was born in Hangzhou though her family had roots in Minhou, Fujian province. From a rich family, Lin Huiyin received the best education a woman could obtain at that time, studying both in Europe and America. She attended St Mary's College in London, and she was in love with the well known Chinese poet Xu Zhimo briefly.
She studied at the University of Pennsylvania as an undergraduate, and Yale University as a graduate student.[1]
She was involved along with her husband Liang Sicheng in the design of the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China and the Monument to the People's Heroes located in the Tiananmen Square.
Lin Huiyin wrote poems, essays, short stories and plays. With her husband she wrote a history of Chinese architecture.[2] She also translated English works into Chinese.
[edit] References
- Fairbank, Wilma. Liang and Lin: Partners in Exploring China's Architectural Past. University of Pennsylvania Press. 1994. ISBN 081223278X
- Wong, Sidney (黄振翔). "Lin Huiyin (林徽因) and Liang Sicheng (梁思成) as Architectural Students at the University of Pennsylvania (1924-27)" Planning and Development Volume 23, No. 1, page 75-93, 2008.
- ^ a b Peter G. Rowe, Seng Kuan, Architectural Encounters With Essence and Form in Modern China, MIT Press, 2002, p.219, ISBN 026268151X
- ^ Amy D. Dooling, Kristina M. Torgeson, Writing Women in Modern China: An Anthology of Women's Literature from the Early Twentieth Century, Columbia University Press, 1998, p.301, ISBN 0231107013
