Author(s)

Yongsheng Yin, Wei Zhong, Mengsi Li, Ruiyuan Cao, Jingni Zhang

Corresponding Author

Yongsheng Yin

ABSTRACT

Xi'an city is the capital of the Tang dynasty and one of the biggest cities in the world, and the symbol of the prosperous traditional Chinese culture. With the downfall of the Tang Dynasty, Xi'an city loses the position of political, economical and cultural center. However, Xi'an city becomes the place of memory and attracts large numbers of people to commemorate and protect. The conservation and restoration of monument in Xi'an city since 18th to 20th century by the local chronicles, ancient maps, inscriptions, historical literature and archaeological resources. The activities of protection and conservation of monument have three-phase procedures. Firstly, Bi Yuan did conservation activities such as protected imperial mausoleum; restored Xi’an beilin; repaired ancient buildings and wrote the books in the middle of the Qing dynasty. Secondly, Adachi Kiroku measured cultural heritages in Xi'an city from 1906 to 1910. The present study suggests that the conservation and restoration of monument is developed and communicated the meaning in places of memory. Thirdly, Frits Vilhelm Holm collected and duplicated the Monument of Ting nestorian popularizes in China. All in all, the three people represent the view of history, cultural perspective and values.

KEYWORDS

Conservation, Restoration, Monument, Xi'an City, Cultural heritage