#BOTD: Lin Huiyin 林徽因 (1904–1955), poet, historian, called the mother of #ChineseArchitecture.

#DOTD: Lin Huiyin 林徽因 (1904–1955), poet, historian, and China's first female architect. She and her husband, Liang Sicheng 梁思成 (1901–1972), are considered the founders of modern #ChineseArchitecture. #MotherOfChineseArchitecture".

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/obituaries/overlooked-lin-huiyin-and-liang-sicheng.html

Chang'an, located near modern Xian in Shaanxi Province, was the capital of several dynasties of ancient China from the Zhou to the Tang and eventually became one of the world's great metropolises. https://www.worldhistory.org/Chang'an/ #History #Chang'an #China #ChineseArchitecture

The Longmen Grottoes, a Buddhist cave complex located 13 kilometers south of Luoyang in China's Henan province, form some of the most significant and exquisite representations of ancient Chinese stone art. https://www.worldhistory.org/Longmen_Grottoes/ #History #BuddhistArchitecture #BuddhistArt #ChineseArchitecture