A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Chinese lanterns in Victoria Square. These were erected ito celebrate the Chinese New Year before the February 22nd earthquake. Ten months later, they look a little bedraggled".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Chinese lanterns were erected in Victoria Square to celebrate Chinese New Year just before the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Ten months later the lanterns look a little bedraggled".
A photograph of the damaged Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A Chinese lantern in Victoria Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "China Bistro Restaurant, 201 Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The arcade at the Arts Centre with the Chinese lanterns from Chinese New Year still hanging in the tree".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The arcade at the Arts Centre with the Chinese lanterns from Chinese New Year fallen from the tree above".
Earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church at 163 Papanui Road.
Earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church at 163 Papanui Road.
Earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church at 163 Papanui Road.
Earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church at 163 Papanui Road.
Earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church at 163 Papanui Road.
Memorial design in the West has been explored in depth (Stevens and Franck, 2016; Williams, 2007), and for landscape architects it presents opportunities and challenges. However, there is little in the English language literature about memorial design in China. How have Chinese designers responded to the commemorative settings of war and disaster? This study will adopt the method of case study to analyse two of the most representative memorials in China: Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall (war) and Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Hall (disaster). Both landscapes have undergone three or four renovations and extensions in the last four decades, demonstrating the practical effects of the Chinese landscape theory. These examples of responses to trauma through memorial landscape interventions are testimonies to the witnesses, victims, abusers, ordinary people, youth and the place where the tragedy took place. This study will explore the reconstruction and expansion of the two memorials under the background of China's policies on memorial landscapes in different periods, as well as their functions of each stage. The research will examine how existing Chinese memorial theories exhibit unique responses at different times in response to the sadness and needs experienced by different users. Key Words:memorial landscape; memorial language; victims; descriptive; architecture; experence; disaster; memorial hall; landscape development; Chinese memorial; war.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Chinese lanterns against spring growth in Victoria Square".
A photograph of salvaged building materials from the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church at 163 Papanui Road.
A photograph of a foundation stone from the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church at 163 Papanui Road. The stone reads, "AD 1894".
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking through Latimer Square. In the background there are members from other emergency management teams including the China USAR team, the Tauranga Response Team, and the Red Cross.
A photograph showing damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church.
A photograph showing damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church.
A photograph of the damaged Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Chinese Methodist Church, Merivale".
A photograph of the damaged Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Chinese Methodist Church, Merivale".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Chinese Methodist Church, Merivale".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Chinese Methodist Church, Merivale".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Chinese Methodist Church, Merivale".
A photograph of the damaged Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road.
A photograph of the damaged Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road.
A photograph of the damaged Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road.
A photograph of the damaged Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road.