In the lion forest, we can also see the ancestral hall of the Bayes family, which is well preserved in the folk museum.
In I.M. Pei's childhood memory, the lion grove is very important.
At that time, the Bayesian family was a famous family in Suzhou and Shanghai, and celebrities such as "Pigment King" Bei Runsheng and "Financial tycoon" Bei Zuyi were born.
I.M. Pei spent her childhood in Hong Kong after her birth. 10 years old, her family moved to Shanghai. Since then, I.M. Pei has returned to Suzhou almost every winter and summer vacation.
I.M. Pei's grandfather, Bei An Zai, lived in Xihuaqiao Lane, Suzhou, which was close to the Lion Grove.
Lion Grove was a family business of Bayes at that time, and I.M. Pei often played in it.
It was not until 1935 that I left Shanghai to study in the United States, which was more than half a century.
Qian Peixing, head of the Garden Management Section of Lion Forest Management Office, still remembers the first time Beilao returned to his hometown.
1996, 80-year-old I.M. Pei returned to Suzhou at the invitation of her hometown.
Homesickness made I.M. Pei rush to Xihua Lane in the rain to visit my old house and old friends.
At this point, the old house is gone, leaving only endless memories for Beilao.
On Mr. Bei's 80th birthday, the birthday party will be arranged in Lion Grove. At the party, he accepted the letter of appointment from Suzhou, and since then he has served as a senior consultant for Suzhou urban construction.
That night, I.M. Pei wandered in the lion forest built by my uncle Bei Renyuan and now owned by the world. Feeling the vicissitudes of the world, I wrote seven words: "The painting of Yunlin is unprecedented."
The giant of architecture must have had a hard night.
rise to the challenge
In the summer of 200 1, Suzhou * * * invited I.M. Pei to design the new building in Subo for the first time, but Mr. I.M. Pei did not express his position at that time.
The following Spring Festival, Chen Rong, together with relevant municipal leaders, went to Bayer Company in the United States to lobby. This time, in the face of the ardent expectations of the elders in his hometown, the old man said that he would "go and see".
Chen Rong told reporters with deep feelings that in the United States, she personally felt Bello's fame: when dining in a French restaurant, a young student from the Netherlands presented his treasured red wine to Bello on the spot and asked him to sign it; When visiting the East Hall of the National Gallery of Washington designed by Bello, the group found that the name "I.M. Pei" on the marble wall was sparkling because of the touch of thousands of people. ...
Therefore, during this visit, I.M. Pei became interested in designing the new Subo Pavilion.
Although his youngest son, the famous architect Bei Lizhong, also expressed great interest in the design of the new building, Bei Lao said seriously: "If I can't do this design, neither can my son.
Because their Chinese is unfamiliar, they don't know enough about China culture. "A few words, self-confidence and mission beyond words.
Later, I.M. Pei asked the relevant departments to provide him with all kinds of information, from the hydrological situation and historical anecdotes in Suzhou to the evolution of Humble Administrator's Garden and Loyalty Palace, and even the location of every tree in Northeast Street.
It was not until I personally visited the site that I formally signed an agreement with the relevant departments on April 30, 2002, determined to leave my last job in my hometown.
Inspiration flash
I.M. Pei decided to design a new museum in Su Bo, and started the conceptual design of the new museum in May 2002.
Four months later, when Suzhou experts went to the United States again, Bei Lao proudly took out the drawings of the new museum and said, "Look, where is the new museum and where is the old museum?" That winter, I.M. Pei and his wife came to Suzhou Museum for a field trip again.
The leaders of Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Broadcasting specially arranged a Kunqu Opera performance "A Dream in the Garden"-Rebecca has a deep relationship with Kunqu Opera, and I.M. Pei's uncle Bei Jinmei also taught the word "biography" and is a master of Kunqu Opera.
Wang Fang, the main actor of the night, recalled that the performance of the day was held in the ancient stage of Zhongwangfu. The performance started in the afternoon and lasted for more than an hour.
It was very cold that day, and Berlusconi was always in high spirits, wearing a dark gray suit.
After the performance, considering that Mr. and Mrs. Bei are old and inconvenient to move, the actors should take the initiative to take a photo with Mr. Bei, but Mr. Bei strongly disagreed and took the initiative to walk on the stage to shake hands with the actors.
Perhaps this performance touched the inspiration of I.M. Pei. After more than half a year's design, Mr. I.M. Pei came up with the design scheme of the new museum.