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The Memory of Stone and Wood

By Michael Webster

The Memory of Stone and Wood

By Michael Webster

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In a century defined by the violent collision of tradition and revolution, Liang Sicheng dedicated his life to preserving the physical memory of a civilization.This is the sweeping biography of an intellectual titan who, alongside his brilliant partner Lin Huiyin, embarked on a perilous quest to decode the hidden language of China's ancient architecture. From the elite drafting rooms of the Ivy League to the disease-ridden shadows of wartime exile, Liang Sicheng's journey was a race against time, decay, and the encroaching fires of global conflict.As the architect of a nation's soul, Liang Sicheng transformed the silent timber frames of the past into a scientific legacy for the future. Yet his greatest battle was fought not against time, but against the shifting ideologies of a rising state.This narrative follows a visionary who stood as a lone guardian of history, fighting to save the sacred walls of old Beijing while dreaming of a modern garden city. It is a profound testament to moral courage and scholarly resilience-a portrait of a man who understood that for a nation to truly move forward, it must first remember where it stood. Approx.165 pages, 37100 word count
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
294
Release Date:
2026-01-25
Publication Date:
2026-01-25
Publisher:
Michael Webster
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798233712692
Weight:
481 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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