我国文物保护历程中的一座丰碑——纪念祁英涛先生

A Milestone in China's Cultural Heritage Protection:in Commemoration of Qi Yingtao

我国古建筑专家祁英涛先生,在1950至1980年代的几十年间,坚持活跃在古建筑调查保护工作第一线,主持、参与的古建维修工程达百项以上,积累了丰富的实例资料,在古代建筑的实地调查、研究、修缮实践及方法论建设方面均取得了很高成就,为实现中国古建筑保护维修工程的程序化作出了突出贡献。他的著作、文稿,反映了我国文物保护事业发展的历程;他的实践成果和保护维修技术理论总结,代表了当时中国古建筑保护的前沿水平,极大程度缓解了行业之需,在快速发展的中国文物保护事业中发挥了重大作用。回顾祁英涛先生的成就和影响,对于今天的文物保护发展和人才培养亦有启示和指引作用。

Qi Yingtao,a renowned expert of ancient architecture in China,designed,oversaw,and participated in the restoration of over 100 ancient buildings in China between the 1950s and 1980s,obtaining outstanding results in developing practices,theories and methods relating to onsite surveys,studies and restoration of ancient architecture,and contributing significantly to program-based protection and restoration of ancient buildings in China.Qi Yingtao's publications and manuscripts reflect the process of China's endeavor to protect cultural heritage.The practices established and results obtained by Qi Yingtao as well as the techniques,theories and summaries relating to the protection and restoration of ancient architecture that Qi Yingtao had developed were state-of-the-art,not only meeting the significant demand of the industry,but also providing great guidance for the rapid development of China's endeavor to protect cultural heritage,thus becoming a milestone in China's history of cultural heritage protection.A review of Qi Yingtao's achievements and impacts may provide certain inspirations and guidance for today's cultural heritage protection.