From the Style to the Postmodernism: The Beginning of the Research on Chinese Architectural History and Influence
从风格到后现代主义—— 中国建筑史的史学研究发端与影响
Résumé
Style is the key concept in the Western history of art. It was introduced in China with the method of art
history during the modern period. In order to fi nd a new point of view on writing the history of Chinese architecture, we will take the style as an example and observe its historical sources and the process of its introduction in
China. His original discursive order is modifi ed during this process, by what Western knowledge is used as a mirror
to interpret Chinese essence.