中国建筑文化再反思——回应叶廷芳先生《中国传统建筑的文化反思及展望》

Reconsider again on Chinese Architectural Culture——In Response to The Cultural Reconsideration and Prospect of Chinese Traditional Architecture by Mr.Ye Tingfang

叶廷芳先生肯定中国人创造的文明先进、文化灿烂,但从明代中期开始衰落。他以为原因在于中国文化传统和文化心态。他从对历史之误读,而采纳了自“五四”以来的流行说法,把中国之衰落归咎于中国文化本身,忽视了清朝入关之承袭绝对皇权专制而实施300年民族压迫,置中国命运于万劫不复之地。中国开始落后于西方,中国建筑在明代已露头的文艺复兴也被中断。叶先生正文从七个方面对中国传统建筑进行反思并提出本于良好愿望的建议,由于立论基点之欠正确,几乎全盘不得要领。笔者主张:中国建筑传统必须继承,保护遗产必须具有继承传统的积极目标,更须放眼世界,通过中国建筑的文艺复兴补课,达到整合东西方建筑文化成为世界体系的最高境界。

Mr. Ye Tingfang promised the civilization created by Chinese people is advanced and the culture gorgeous, but began to decline since the middle of Ming dynasty. He takes it for granted that the cultural tradition or mentality counts for something. He accepted the prevailing opinion since ＂Fourth- May＂ that the decline of China should put the blame on Chinese culture itself owing to a misinterpretation of history. He over-looked the intrusion of Qing dynasty which took over the absolute monarchy and carried out racial oppression for 300 years that China was fated to be beyond redemption. China began to fall far behind the West, and the architectural renaissance which took place in Ming dynasty stopped halfway. The main text by Mr. Ye made reconsiderations of Chinese traditional architecture in seven aspects and made suggestions of good will seemingly failed to grasp the main points at all owing to his weakness of reasoning. This thesis proposes that Chinese architectural tradition must be carried on, to protect heritage must keep the positive aim to carry on the tradition, and it is necessary to have the whole world in view by way of a making-up of architectural renaissance to integrate the architectural culture of the East and the West into one, and thus achieve a lofty realm of a unified world system.