Lin Huiyin's Writings on Architecture

Author: Lin Huiyin Chen Xueyong
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Lin Huiyin (1904–1955), this nearly-century-old architect and writer who shone brilliantly multiple times, was not published until the mid-1980s after her death. At that time, few readers knew her name, and even professionals in the study and teaching of modern Chinese literature often knew little about her and had not included her in the perspective of literary historians. Soon, due to the "Xu Zhimo craze," Lin Huiyin's name frequently appeared in the media. With the broadcast of the TV drama "The April Days of the World," Lin Huiyin had almost become a household name. However, the historical figure Lin Huiyin is far removed from the image of a romantic and indulgent lady promoted by modern media! Lin Huiyin disliked being called "Mrs. Liang" during her lifetime, yet now she is known to posterity through another man who was not a doctor. How helpless must she feel in the afterlife! A centennial commemoration of Lin Huiyin has already been held. As a later scholar, compiling a collection titled "Collected Works of Lin Huiyin" that strives to encompass all her writings, fragments, and words, serves both to honor the pioneer and to correct errors and misconceptions, allowing the world to recognize through "Collected Works of Lin Huiyin" an outstanding woman of great personal charm and literary talent.