Tsinghua High School "Into the Old Summer Palace" project team invited Dr. He Yali to lecture in the school
1月16日，Dr. Alexandra Harrer, an architectural historian from Austria，I was invited by the project team of "Into the Old Summer Palace" of Tsinghua High School to give a special English lecture，A total of about 100 students and teachers of the innovation class of Grade 1 (Grade 14) of Tsinghua Affiliated High School listened to the lecture。
She has been engaged in research in China for many years. She completed her postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University in 2014 and is currently working at the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University。As an expert in the history of Chinese architecture, she focuses on comparative architectural history, such as the historical spread of Chinese architectural skills from east to West, and the cultural misunderstandings caused by the fascinating differences between fact and imagination。This time, she explained to the students some typical features of Western architecture and the latest results of digital restoration of the Old Summer Palace。
Dr. Ho Yali first showed and explained the simulated restoration effect of the Yuanmingyuan building made by her team in the form of video。While the students were amazed, she asked, in addition to on-site measurement and investigation, where else can the initial data be recovered？After consideration, the students realized that due to the large number of Western-style buildings in the Yuanmingyuan, the restoration work required a large amount of collation of Western buildings, especially Western buildings of the same period and before。Taking "pillars" as an example, Dr. Holyali went on to explain some typical features of Western architecture, such as the different types of pillars and the way they were built。The students listened while taking notes, learning with relish。
Dr. Ho Yali tells us about the Old Summer Palace
The students listened carefully
In the interactive session after the presentation, the students were eager to ask questions and had a full exchange with Dr. Ho Yali in English。With the lecture content as the main line, the students' questions related to the construction process of Yuanmingyuan, the history of Western architecture introduced into China, etc. Dr. Holyari answered the students' questions one by one, had a lively discussion with the students, and praised the students' thinking ability and English ability。
Students actively ask questions in English
Into the Yuanmingyuan research group part of the teacher group photo
"Into the Old Summer Palace" is one of the "Three Steps" (the other two are "Into the Palace of Science" and "Into the Cultural classics") of the junior high School Affiliated to Tsinghua University, which is tailored for the first grade innovation class。This lecture is the last one of the school-based course "Entering the Old Summer Palace" this semester。In the semester，The project team makes full use of the school's excellent faculty resources and external experts in various fields，Set up a special course "Past and Present Life of Yuanmingyuan" (Song Wei);Comparison of North and South Gardens (Zhang Wei, Gu Feng);"The Characteristics of Chinese Architecture" (invited experts);Comparison of Chinese and Western Architecture (Wu Yati, Qiu Yun, Guan Jun);Reflections on the Loss of Cultural Relics in Yuanmingyuan Overseas (Liu Lu, Ye Haibo, Wang Lu);Think Like a Historian (Wang Min, Ma Honghong)，The teachers explained the world famous Yuanmingyuan from the perspectives of geography, history, politics, art and architecture，Pay attention to students' inner solid and beneficial harvest;And after each project class，Conduct corresponding group practice activities，Exploring the Lion Forest (Gu Feng, Kou Zheng);"Measurement and Restoration of Sutra Hall" (external expert), "Walking in Harmony" (external expert)，The curriculum emphasizes comprehensiveness and practicality，Pay more attention to the cultivation of students' ability。
These interdisciplinary courses are of great benefit to stimulating learning interest, inspiring creative thinking and cultivating students' comprehensive learning ability, and also build a platform for young teachers to grow rapidly and communicate extensively。
Source: "Into the Old Summer Palace" project team
