“洋裝碗帽”的民族形式：陳嘉庚的學校建築(1910s-1950s)

Abstract

In the early twentieth century, the rising tide of Chinese nationalism led architects and nationalists to develop a national architectural style to counteract western imperialism. This style was not initiated by an architect, but rather by Tan Kah Kee, a Chinese businessman living in Singapore. The architectural style he created-called 'yangzhuang wanmao'(western dress with a Chinese round hat)-can be described as a British colonial building with a Minan(southern Fujian) roof, and is distinct from the northern palace roof on a western building used as the 'National Form' for government buildings. Tan's hybrid style echoed Chang Zidong's notion of ”using the Chinese knowledge as the body, and applying western knowledge to it ”(zhongxue weiti xixue weiyong). This paper is concerned with the implications for Chinese nationalism of Tan's hybrid architectural style. It argues that the yangzhuang wanmao style is a spatial representation of Tan's hybrid national identity, which in turn stems from his colonial experience.