Her life was loved by three top figures of that era, one was the famous poet Xu Zhimo, the other was the architect Liang Sicheng, and the other was the philosopher Jin.
Lin and three men who love her.
Not only did the elite men of her time love her, but even now, many elite men still regard her as their dream lover. What kind of virtue and ability does Lin have to win the favor of elite men?
First, beauty
Lin is a recognized beauty, otherwise an honest man like Liang Sicheng would not have fallen in love with this fairy-like beauty immediately when he first met her at the age of 17, and decided to treat her well for life.
Lin
Not only that, Lin is also good at dressing and matching. Compared with contemporary women, she wears fresh and fashionable clothes.
Linde fashion
Second, talent.
Lin and her husband Liang Sicheng established the Department of Architecture in Tsinghua University, and Lin made a fundamental and directional contribution to the architectural research in China.
Lin's achievements in hobbies other than architecture, such as poetry creation and prose essays, all reflect her outstanding literary talent.
Mr. Hu Shi, an academic master in the Republic of China, called Lin: "China is a talented woman."
Academic leader Hu Shi
Liang Congjie said: My mother attaches importance to my father's academic articles, and Liang Sicheng's writing training is by no means worse than Lin's. When he was young, Liang Qichao personally instructed him what books to read and how to write, and the words he wrote were still wonderful.
Third, personality charm.
Bing Xin once wrote an article satirizing Lin's "Wife's Living Room", but in fact Lin is not showing off his amorous feelings, but telling everyone all kinds of experiences and feelings about his inspection work and discussing all kinds of sharp problems, so that everyone can exchange ideas and think about problems here. It can be said that the "wife's living room" was the gathering place of knowledge, thoughts, concepts and opinions at that time.
Taitai sitting room
Besides, other people also asked her questions about all aspects of life here. For example, when Shen Congwen fell in love with his still-loving wife because he fell in love with a literary writer, he asked Lin for advice.
Lin and Shen Congwen
And those young people who fall behind in the academic circle and come here with admiration can always get help from Lin, who makes the people who receive help feel comfortable. This is love and education.
Fourth, sustained growth.
1, not limited by female identity, knowledgeable.
Lin is fortunate to have a father with a sense of reform and progress, and has been cultivating Lin since he was a child. When he was sent to work in the League of Nations in London, England (for one year), he took Lin with him to cultivate his daughter's ambition to transform society, with the intention of letting her observe the societies of various countries and meet various important people (many British writers).
Lin and his father.
After the marriage, Lin also had a great father-in-law, Liang Qichao. Lin and Liang Sicheng always pointed out their studies and guided their lives during their study in the United States.
liang qichao
After deciding to join the construction industry, she and Liang Qichao traveled around the world.
Therefore, her knowledge was rare among all elites at that time.
2. Being with excellent people
Every Saturday, Li Furen's living room is surrounded by a group of China's top elites, such as world-renowned Hu Shi, writer Shen Congwen, Xiao Gan, aesthetician Zhu Guangqian, literary critic Li Jianwu, political scientist, economist, philosopher Jin, physicist Zhou Peiyuan and other social elites.
Lin (fifth from left), Hu Shi and other intellectual celebrities.
It is difficult for an intellectual to communicate with such a diverse elite. What's more, her close friendship with Wilma, the daughter of the president of Harvard University, has given her many benefits, which makes her different from women in China.
Lin and her only best friend Wilma.
3. Career is above everything else.
Lin was a woman who valued her career more than her family, which was rare in the society at that time. Once the body permits, she will go out to study and work with Liang Sicheng. In the case of declining health, she still undertook and completed the work of writing the architectural history of China, leading the design of the national emblem and establishing the Department of Architecture of Tsinghua University.
National emblem design draft