Areas of Specialization and Research Interests

·    Late imperial Chinese architecture from the 16th to 20th centuries

·    Yangshi-Lei family and their architectural drawings in Qing dynasty (1644-1912)

·    Decoration and Furnishings Design in late imperial China

·    Conservation of architectural heritage

Teaching Experience


At Tianjin University, I teach undergraduate courses on Architecture Design, Ancient Chinese Architecture, and graduate courses on Chinese architecture culture and traditional Chinese landscape architecture.

Major Courses:

·  Architecture Design Basis

·  Surveying and Mapping of Ancient Chinese Architecture

·  Chinese Architectural Culture

·  Traditional Chinese Landscape Architecture and Ecology

Awards and Honors

·    National Natural Science Foundation of China for Young Scholars                           2016.1-2018.12

·    Z.K. Shen Education Foundation for Young Teachers in TJU, China                                                            2016.5

·    Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (RFDP)         2014.1-2016.12

·    Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of Tianjin City                                                                                           2014.4

·    Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award of Tianjin                                                                         2013.7

·    Foundation for the Author of Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of TJU                                    2008.3-2011.12

Recent Presentations and Lectures

·    “Yangshi-Lei: Imperial Architects Family in Qing Dynasty”, Invited presentation at the Society of the Summer Palace, Summer Palace, Beijing, China, June 8th, 2016.

·    “The Collection and Research of the Yangshi-LeiInterior Decoration Archives in the Qing Dynasty”, International Conference on East Asian Architectural Culture, organized by Korea Association of Architectural History, Gwangju, Korea, Nov.10-14, 2015

·    “The Origins of the Yangshi-Lei’s Architectural Archives”, Invited presentation, The 9th Symposium of Chinese Society of the Forbidden City (CSFC), Beijing, China, Oct.23-24, 2015

·    “Rethinking the History of Chinese Architectural History Studies based on the Research on the Yangshi-LeiArchitectural Archives”, Invited presentation, The 60th Anniversary of Chinese Architecture Research Institute & The 10th International Conference on Traditional Housing Research, Southeast University, Nanjing, China, Nov.16-17, 2013

Publications

·    Beijie HE, Tongtong LIU. 2008. Yangshi Lei Family and Imperial Gardens in Qing Dynasty 樣式雷與清代皇家園林.Chinese Landscape Architecture中國園林(6): 17-22.

·    Qiheng WANG, Beijie HE. 2010. Annotations on The Textual Research on Yangshi-Lei Family Written by Qiqian ZHU朱啟鈐《樣式雷考》校注.Architectural Journal建築學報(1): 84-87.

·    Beijie HE, Qiheng WANG. 2011. Yangshi Lei Family and Lei’s Family Tree樣式雷與雷氏族譜.Forbidden City紫禁城(3): 8-11.

·    Qiheng WANG, Beijie HE. 2011. More Research of Fada Lei雷發達新識.Palace Museum Journal故宮博物院院刊(2): 81-94.

·    Qiheng WANG, Beijie HE. 2012. Early History of Research on Qing Dynasty Yangshi Lei Family and Yangshi Lei Archives清代樣式雷世家及其建築圖檔早期研究歷程回溯.The Architect建築師(2): 45-59.

·    Qiheng WANG, Beijie HE. 2012. Masters of Chinese traditional Interior Design and Making: Qing Yangshi Lei Family and Nan-Mu-Zuo中國傳統硬木裝修設計製作的不朽哲匠──樣式雷與楠木作.The Architect建築師(10): 68-71.

·    Beijie HE, Qiheng WANG. 2013. Textual Research on Lei’s Family Tree樣式雷世家族譜考略.Cultural Relics文物(4): 74-80.

·    Qiheng WANG, Beijie HE. 2014. More Research of Jinyu Lei雷金玉新識.Palace Museum Journal故宮博物院院刊(5): 99-117.

·    Beijie HE, Qiheng WANG. 2015. Memory of the World in China: the Origins of the Yangshi Lei’s Architectural Archives樣式雷傳世建築圖檔源流紀略.The Architect建築師(12): 52-66.

·    Fangjie WANG, Beijie HE. 2016. An Evolution Analysis of the Architectural Complex of Dagaoxuan Dian of the Qing Qianlong Period清乾隆朝大高玄殿建築群演變探析.Palace Museum Journal故宮博物院院刊(5): 138-149. 

Heritage Recording Projects

Temple of Confucius孔廟, Qufu, Shandong Province, 2001

Yuhuang-Ge玉皇閣, groups of historic buildings in Qinghai Province, 2002

Templeof Heaven天壇, Beijing, 2004

The Summer Palace頤和園, Beijing, 2005-2006

Dagaoxuan-Dian大高玄殿, The Forbidden City, Beijing, 2013

Jingfu-Gong景福宮, The Forbidden City, Beijing, 2015

Yangxin-Dian養心殿, The Forbidden City, Beijing, 2016