Illustrated Guide to Old Buildings in Jinan (Modern Era Volume)

Author: Zhang Runwu, Xue Li
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Features: Jinan is a famous historical and cultural city, with numerous modern buildings scattered throughout its urban area serving as an important component of this historical and cultural heritage. Assessing and defining the value of these buildings helps deepen the understanding of Jinan's modern architecture, providing a theoretical basis for the study, protection, and utilization of this architectural cultural heritage. It holds significant practical implications for the construction of a distinctive provincial capital city. This book enables readers to clearly understand that the modern history of China's semi-feudal and semi-colonial period is irrevocable and indelible. Whether you like it or not, the diverse modern buildings scattered across the streets and alleys of Jinan are an essential part of this national historical and cultural city. The book compiles over 110 modern buildings of various types in Jinan, striving to achieve a combination of text and illustrations to integrate relevant information, laying a foundation for people to understand and study these precious architectural heritage. The authors also strive to describe and introduce the historical evolution and architectural of each building in simple and easy-to-understand language, and provide a brief evaluation of the characteristics and value of each building. Finally, there is an appendix with explanations of relevant architectural terminology. For a broad readership outside the field of architecture, reading this book can not only help them understand the history of Jinan's modern urban and architectural development but also teach them the basic knowledge of evaluating a building, achieving two goals with one effort.