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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2012.02.009

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China’s architectural heritage conservation movement

  • Guangya Zhu
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  • Key Laboratory of Urban and Architectural Heritage Conservation, Ministry of Education, School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China

Received date: 26 Sep 2011

Accepted date: 22 Oct 2011

Published date: 05 Mar 2012

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2014 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Abstract

China’s civilization is ancient. The country’s architectural heritage conservation activity is an integral part of the world conservation movement. This paper gives a general introduction of the movement in China from four aspects: (1) history; (2) important conservation projects assessments; (3) new ideas and principles being debated and discussed; and (4) issues facing the movement. The present paper summarizes the essential character of the movement in China and highlights the importance of supporting and protecting this movement.

Key words： Conservation; Architectural heri-tage; China; Character; Principle; Debate

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Guangya Zhu . China’s architectural heritage conservation movement[J]. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2012 , 1(1) : 10 -22 . DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2012.02.009

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