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What are the Chinese-style buildings that absorb western elements?

Western architects and China architects trained in the west introduced European architectural culture after opening their ports in Shanghai, and built a large number of artistic and functional buildings in the second half of the19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, completely breaking the traditional architectural system and space. From neoclassicism, Gothic revival, eclecticism to modernist architecture, decorative arts architecture prevailing in Europe and America, and China neoclassical architecture reviving China's traditional architecture art, various styles of architecture can be found everywhere, and the number, variety and scale are rare in the world.

For example, the representative works of neoclassicism include HSBC (1921-1923), Mellon Bank (1922-1923) and Shanghai General Post Office (1922-/kloc). Gothic revival buildings include China Commercial Bank Building (1893) and Xujiahui Catholic Church (19 10). The representative works of the revival of China's classical tradition include the former Kuomintang Shanghai Special Government Building (1931-1933), China Bank Building (1937), and some commercial buildings with traditional China decorations. The representative works of eclecticism are Beneficiary Bank Building (1913-16), Customs Building (1925- 1927) and Wang Boqun Mansion (16). Shanghai became one of the centers of decorative arts in the world because of the influence of the decorative arts buildings that swept the world in the 1920s and 1930s. His representative works include Shaxun Mansion (1926- 1929), Guotai Theatre (1932), Zhonghui Bank Mansion (1934) and Lingjun Luji (65438). The representative works of modernist architecture include International Hotel (1931-1934), Daguangming Grand Theatre (1933), Bikadi Apartment (1934) and Wu Mansion (1938).