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Architect, politician
Kaining Jin, last edited 10.09.2022
Name:
Huanfen He
Country:
China
Positions:
Vice Mayor of Wuhan (1983-1988)
Education:
Sun Yat-sen University Guangdong, China
After studying at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong, Huanfen was prepared to look for a job in Hong Kong first, but the 1949-1950 economic depression in Hong Kong made it difficult to find architectural-related jobs, so around 1952 she returned to her parents’ home in Macau and eventually made her way from Macau to the Mainland to officially begin her architectural career. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949,Huanfen was recruited to work at the Zhongnan Design Institute, an architectural firm in Wuhan. She was mainly involved in the construction of public buildings, such as the Hubei Broadcasting Building, Wuhan Theatre, Wuchang Railway Station, etc… In 1983 she became Vice Mayor of Wuhan. During her time in office she was especially involved in the development and promotion of urban projects, due to her background in architecture and urban planning.
Huanfen He worked on the following projects:
Xu, Chuyun. (2016). Remembering Huanfen He, an early architect and designer of the Huashi School. [Online] Changjiang Business News. Available: http://story.ccnu.edu.cn/info/1004/1190.htm (last accessed on 28 Feb. 2022)
Wu, Jiefeng. (2020). A life without regret, a model of party affiliation – Remembering Comrade Huanfen He, former Chairman and Honorary Chairman of the Wuhan Municipal Committee of the Jiu San Society. [Online] Hubei Provincial Committee of Jiu San Society. Available: http://www.93.gov.cn/zt/js75th/js75th_hjzw/748385.html (last accessed on 28 Feb. 2022)
Main image: Huanfen He, photo by Wuhan Municipal Committee of Jiu San Society, http://www.whtzb.org/home/info/%2025470.html (last accessed on 15.03.2022)
Figure 1: Wuhan Theatre, Photo by Fenghuang, Hubei Channel, http://hb.ifeng.com/hbzt/wuhanjuyuan/ (last accessed on 15.03.2022)
Figure 2: Wuhan 2-7 Memorial Hall, Photo by China National Railway Administration, Available: http://www.nra.gov.cn/xwzx/tpsp/tpxw/201409/t20140929_29900.shtml (last accessed on 09.02.2022)
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