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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tong Jun was an outstanding architect and architectural educator in contemporary China. This biographical account covers the last 20 years of his life.
Preface
\nForeword
\nChapter One: “Out Out Brief Candle”
\nChapter Two: The Chime Clock
\nChapter Three: A Last Visit to Qinghua
\nChapter Four: Revered Friend Yang Tingbao
\nChapter Five: Eyes Like a Camera
\nChapter Six: A Remembrance of Liang Sicheng for Wilma Fairbank
\nChapter Seven: Are You Still Alive?
\nChapter Eight: A Reunion of Three Brothers
\nChapter Nine: Under a Blistering Sun
\nChapter Ten: A Little Page Boy
\nChapter Eleven: Jiangnan Yuanlin Zhi
\nAfterword
\nNotes
\nChronicle of Tong Jun’s Life
\nFamily Tree
\nList of Key Individuals
\nIndex<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5601],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31758","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-architecture-landscape-design","7":"author-by-author-zhang-qin","8":"publisher-the-images-publishing-group","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n