Chang'an Avenue and the Modernization of Chinese Architecture
In this interdisciplinary narrative, the never-ending "completion" of China''s most important street offers a broad view of the relationship between art and ideology in modern China. Chang''an Avenue, named after China''s ancient capital (whose name means "Eternal Peace"), is supremely symbolic. Running east-west through the centuries-old heart of Beijing, it intersects the powerful north-south ax...
In this interdisciplinary narrative, the never-ending "completion" of China''s most important street offers a broad view of the relationship between art and ideology in modern China. Chang''an Avenue, named after China''s ancient capital (whose name means "Eternal Peace"), is supremely symbolic. Running east-west through the centuries-old heart of Beijing, it intersects the powerful north-south ax...