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<p>Following the establishment of the Republic of China, the construction of monumental commemorative buildings to cultivate symbols of a shared political community became a key component of the period’s political and cultural projects. A prime representative example is the Sun Yat-sen monument in Guangzhou (SYMG). Research on the cultural connotations and design features of the memorial hall building, as well as its overall design, has been conducted. However, its place-making connotations, its association with the traditional Chinese pagoda-shaped monumental building (TCPMB), and its inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese monumental buildings still need to be explored. This research employs qualitative research methods, including case studies, participant observation, and model reconstruction, to analyze the place-making features and multiple identities contained in SYMG. It compares the monument with TCPMB from the following perspectives: functional theme, morphological style, spatial relationship, visitor experience, and symbolic meaning. The findings show that SYMG demonstrates the designer’s exceptional ability to inherit and innovate upon TCPMB within the context of place-making. Its multiple identities – between tradition and modernity, locality and nation, and cultural inheritance and innovation – have established its position as a model of modern and contemporary Chinese pagoda-shaped monumental architecture. From an analytical perspective, this paper integrates critical regionalism and cultural hybridity theories to explain the mechanisms of negotiation between local place-making traditions and modern national symbolism in SYMG. Critical regionalism provides the theoretical foundation for the monument’s locally responsive design. At the same time, scholars use cultural hybridity theory to explain how designers and patrons rework the Chinese pagoda archetype and Western norms into a “third space” identity. Drawing on the author’s previously proposed five-dimensional place-making analytical framework, this paper reveals the theoretical and practical significance of SYMG as an early applied case of these perspectives.</p>

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The Sun Yat-sen monument in Guangzhou: place-making, multiple identities, and the inheritance and innovation of Chinese pagoda-style buildings

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    2026年4月16日

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  • Guoxing Chen,
  • Vanvipha Suneta

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Following the establishment of the Republic of China, the construction of monumental commemorative buildings to cultivate symbols of a shared political community became a key component of the period’s political and cultural projects. A prime representative example is the Sun Yat-sen monument in Guangzhou (SYMG). Research on the cultural connotations and design features of the memorial hall building, as well as its overall design, has been conducted. However, its place-making connotations, its association with the traditional Chinese pagoda-shaped monumental building (TCPMB), and its inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese monumental buildings still need to be explored. This research employs qualitative research methods, including case studies, participant observation, and model reconstruction, to analyze the place-making features and multiple identities contained in SYMG. It compares the monument with TCPMB from the following perspectives: functional theme, morphological style, spatial relationship, visitor experience, and symbolic meaning. The findings show that SYMG demonstrates the designer’s exceptional ability to inherit and innovate upon TCPMB within the context of place-making. Its multiple identities – between tradition and modernity, locality and nation, and cultural inheritance and innovation – have established its position as a model of modern and contemporary Chinese pagoda-shaped monumental architecture. From an analytical perspective, this paper integrates critical regionalism and cultural hybridity theories to explain the mechanisms of negotiation between local place-making traditions and modern national symbolism in SYMG. Critical regionalism provides the theoretical foundation for the monument’s locally responsive design. At the same time, scholars use cultural hybridity theory to explain how designers and patrons rework the Chinese pagoda archetype and Western norms into a “third space” identity. Drawing on the author’s previously proposed five-dimensional place-making analytical framework, this paper reveals the theoretical and practical significance of SYMG as an early applied case of these perspectives.