Comments on: Peking Union Medical College Image http://www.chinarhyming.com/2010/02/27/peking-union-medical-college-image/ A gallimaufry of random China history and research interests Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Paul French http://www.chinarhyming.com/2010/02/27/peking-union-medical-college-image/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 Paul French Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:26:50 +0000 http://www.chinarhyming.com/?p=2452#comment-1153 apparently when the plans were originally drawn up the Chinese Historiographical Society (of which Werner was one of the members) were consulted and he suggested the addition of the eaves in the final design. May be true, but then Werner was notoriously vain glorious so maybe not... apparently when the plans were originally drawn up the Chinese Historiographical Society (of which Werner was one of the members) were consulted and he suggested the addition of the eaves in the final design. May be true, but then Werner was notoriously vain glorious so maybe not…

]]> By: CW Hayford http://www.chinarhyming.com/2010/02/27/peking-union-medical-college-image/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 CW Hayford Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:20:16 +0000 http://www.chinarhyming.com/?p=2452#comment-1146 Another intriguing and informative post -- your new book sounds like a deft way to get into Peking at that time as well. But according to Mary Bullock's AN AMERICAN TRANSPLANT: THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION & PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE (U Cal Press, 1980), the curvy roofs were there from the beginning. The Rockefellers wanted their place not to clash with the Forbidden City. She has an architect's drawing from 1918. It's interesting that Werner would make this claim. Another intriguing and informative post — your new book sounds like a deft way to get into Peking at that time as well.

But according to Mary Bullock’s AN AMERICAN TRANSPLANT: THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION & PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE (U Cal Press, 1980), the curvy roofs were there from the beginning. The Rockefellers wanted their place not to clash with the Forbidden City. She has an architect’s drawing from 1918.

It’s interesting that Werner would make this claim.

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