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Architectural Retreat
The Japanese invasion of China was the opening salvo in the most destructive conflict in history, a shocking prelude to total war. Chongqing, in the western Sichuan province, became the nucleus of China's resistance and its official capital. Innumerable modern writers, artists, musicians, actors and architects including Luke had their lives and work devastated by the war and its repercussions over the ensuing decades. When most foreign architects were confronted by the war, they had fled China, but Luke and many other Chinese architects were willing to stand by their country and endure the hardships that came with the retreat to Chongqing, knowing that it was a temporary measure. The decision to leave China around 1949 was much graver because everyone knew it was permanent. After two decades helping to build the country he loved, Luke left China in 1950, never to return.
Architectural Retreat
The Japanese invasion of China was the opening salvo in the most destructive conflict in history, a shocking prelude to total war. Chongqing, in the western Sichuan province, became the nucleus of China's resistance and its official capital. Innumerable modern writers, artists, musicians, actors and architects including Luke had their lives and work devastated by the war and its repercussions over the ensuing decades. When most foreign architects were confronted by the war, they had fled China, but Luke and many other Chinese architects were willing to stand by their country and endure the hardships that came with the retreat to Chongqing, knowing that it was a temporary measure. The decision to leave China around 1949 was much graver because everyone knew it was permanent. After two decades helping to build the country he loved, Luke left China in 1950, never to return.
Architectural Retreat
Denison, Edward (author) / Ren, Guang Yu (author)
Luke Him Sau Architect ; 178-207
2014-04-21
30 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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