芝加哥世博会的中国金亭——兼论早期世博会的中式建筑

Chinese Golden Pavilion in Century of Progress World's Fair Chicago and Chinese Style Architecture in Early World Expo

早期世博会上的中国馆,都是传统中式建筑形式。1933年的芝加哥世博会上有一件特殊的展品——承德普陀宗乘之庙万法归一殿的复制品(因其灿烂辉煌的金顶也被称为金亭)。自1929年斯文·赫定筹划这座复制品起便引起中外多方关注,其建造过程也反映了中国传统的营建方式。本文通过对历史资料的发掘,力图还原金亭的复制过程及其在展会结束后一波三折的命运。

The early Chinese Pavilions in World Expo were built in traditional Chinese style. A copy of Wanfaguiyi Hall of Potaraka Doctrine Temple in Chengde, known as Golden Pavilion because of its golden roof, was exhibited on Chicago World Expo in 1933. The copy attracted much attention from China and the Western World since 1929, when Sven Hedin planned to make the copy. According to the exploration of historical information, this paper tries to introduce the building process of the copy, and the fate of this copy after the exhibition.