The Integration of Western Modern Architectural Features and China Architecture

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. Such as the representative works of neoclassicism, HSBC (192 1- 1923), Meili Bank (1922- 1923), Shanghai General Post Office (1922-/). 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-KLOC-0/933), 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). In the 1920s and 1930s, the influence of the world-famous Art Deco architecture on Shanghai made Shanghai one of the international centers of Art Deco. His representative works include Sassoon Building (1926- 1929), Cathay Theatre (1932), Zhonghui Bank Building (1934), and many apartment buildings all over western Shanghai. The representative works of modernist architecture include International Hotel (1931-kloc-0/934), Daguangming Grand Theatre (1933), Bikadi Apartment (1934) and Wu Mansion (1938).