Abstract
Based on the historical records and field investigation, this paper aims at elaborating the architectural styles, interior space design and architectural landscape of modern church architecture in Yan’an, analyzing the influence of Chinese and western culture on modern church architecture in Yan’an and expounding the historical and cultural value as church architecture, which will play a great role in the protection, inheritance and utilization of modern architecture in Yan’an area.
Highlights
IntroductionAs the center of Shannxi province, Christian culture inevitably exerts a profound impact on Yan’an area
Christianity became widely spread in mainland of China after the Opium war
Yan’an area, which overlooks the middle reaches of the Yellow River, the cradle of Chinese civilization, possesses its special Loess Plateau culture
Summary
As the center of Shannxi province, Christian culture inevitably exerts a profound impact on Yan’an area. Yan’an area, which overlooks the middle reaches of the Yellow River, the cradle of Chinese civilization, possesses its special Loess Plateau culture. After a long time of collision and fusion of local Loess Plateau culture and Christianity of western culture, a new class of religious architecture, called church architecture, is created in Yan’an area. (2015) Influence of Chinese and Western Culture on Modern Church Architecture in Yan’an Area. Yan’an area has special evaluation on the propagation of western culture and the promotion of the blend of Chinese and western culture, and makes up for blanks of church architecture in remote areas
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