About the Author

Liang Sicheng, or Liang Ssu-ch’eng (1901-1972), author of China’s first modern history on Chinese architecture. He is recognized as the “Father of Modern Chinese Architecture.” To cite Princeton University, which awarded him an honorary doctoral degree in 1947, he was “a creative architect who has also been a teacher of architectural history, a pioneer in historical research and exploration in Chinese architecture and planning, and a leader in the restoration and preservation of the priceless monuments of his country.”