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About Phyllis Lin(林徽因)汉语1111 沈玉洁 Biography Lin Huiyin was a noted 20th centuryChinesearchitectand writer. She is said to be the first female architect in China.Lin was born inHangzhouthough her family was fromFujian. She was the daughter of Lin Changmin (林長民) and He Xuehuan (何雪媛). Raised in a wealthy family, she received the best education a woman could obtain at the time. She pursued her degrees both in England and the United States. She attended St Marys College inLondon, where she became acquainted with the well known Chinese poetXu Zhimo. Their relationship is commonly referred to in a romantic anecdote. However, according to Lin, she had never fallen in love with Xu. In April 1924, the sixty-four-year old Indian poetTagorevisited China, Lin Huiyin and Xu Zhimo worked together to do the interpretation work for Tagore, during which Lin Huiyin distinguished herself with her fluent English and also won the admiration of the great poet.Upon her return to China from the United States, she helped to establish the Architectural Department in Northeastern University inShenyang, where she then taught architecture briefly. Meanwhile, in 1928, she designed a railway station in Jilin. This was one of the few buildings Lin designed.Throughoutthe1930s,Linandherhusband,Liang Sicheng,traveledinShanxi,Shaanxi,Shandong,Hebei,Jiangsu,andotherChineseprovincestostudyandrecordarchitecturalrelicsscatteredthroughouttheseprovinces.In1937,ShediscoveredthemainhallofFoguangTemplenearDoucun,Shanxi.ThehallwastheonlyremainingTangdynastytimberstructureknownatthetime.After 1949, Lin and Liang Siceng was involved in the design of theNational Emblem of the Peoples Republic of Chinaand theMonument to the Peoples Heroeslocated in theTiananmen Square. Lin designed the floral wreath patterns at the base of the Monument to the Peoples Heroes.Lin Huiyin wrote poems, essays, short stories and plays. Many of her works were praised for its subtlety, beauty, and creativity. With her husband she wrote a book namedHistory of Chinese architecture . She also translated English works into Chinese. She died oftuberculosis. On her monument, it reads, “she is a mother, an architect, a poet.(她是一位母亲，建筑家，诗人)”Men involved in her lifeHerfirstloveandherlifetimefriend徐志摩金岳霖HerhusbandHerclosefriendBecauseoflovinglin,heneverhadamarriage.梁思成Inmyeyes,LinisaperfectfemaleIhaveeverknowabout.IfIhavetodescribeherwithjustthreewords,theyareattractive,talented,clear-headed.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME-。