This is perhaps the only book on Tong Jun, an outstanding architect and architectural educator in contemporary China
Tong Jun was an outstanding architect and architectural educator in contemporary China. He was widely considered an all-round talent in theory, creation, writing and painting in Chinese architecture. He had a deep foundation in ancient Chinese literature, and studied Chinese classical poetry since childhood. While studying at the University of Pennsylvania, he won many awards in the national architectural student design competition. He has left behind many works and manuscripts on landscape, architecture, and architecture history, sculpture history, and painting history that have enlightened and educated many generations. However, there are few records about him. This book recollects the last 20 years of his life, and introduces the reader to the very real and vivid practitioner that was Tong Jun.
Preface
Foreword
Chapter One: Out Out Brief Candle
Chapter Two: The Chime Clock
Chapter Three: A Last Visit to Qinghua
Chapter Four: Revered Friend Yang Tingbao
Chapter Five: Eyes Like a Camera
Chapter Six: A Remembrance of Liang Sicheng for Wilma Fairbank
Chapter Seven: Are You Still Alive?
Chapter Eight: A Reunion of Three Brothers
Chapter Nine: Under a Blistering Sun
Chapter Ten: A Little Page Boy
Chapter Eleven: Jiangnan Yuanlin Zhi
Afterword
Notes
Chronicle of Tong Juns Life
Family Tree
List of Key Individuals
Index
Zhang Qin graduated from Southeast University with a bachelor's degree in architecture and went on and obtained her master's degree and doctorate from Tongji University. She has engaged in the protection of urban historical and cultural heritage for many years and has been presented with many awards by the Chinese government and UNESCO. In 2015 she delivered a keynote speech on China's urban heritage protection at the opening ceremony of the 16th Annual Conference of International Organizations of National Trust, Cambridge University, United Kingdom.
