“不求原物长存”——从圆明园重建之争小议“假古董”建筑

"Not Pursuing the Eternal Existence of the Authentic Building":Discussion on "Pseudo-antique" Building from the Dispute of Rebuilding Yuanmingyuan

将梁思成先生"不求原物长存"是中国传统建筑主要特征的理论作为探讨重建圆明园之依据,对拥护及反对意见进行分析,认为中国传统木建筑始终处于不断修复、更新过程中,所追求的并非是原物的真实性。

Taking Liang Sicheng＇s saying＂ ‘not pursuing the eternal existence of authentic building＇ is one of the main features of Chinese traditional building＂ as the basic theory in exploration of rebuilding Yuanmingyuan, the paper makes analysis of the pros and cons in the debate for rebuilding of Yuanmingyuan. The author thinks that Chinese traditional wooden structure is all along in the course of renewal and in the uninterrupted restoration, so that what it pursues is not the authenticity of the original.