Lin Huiyin’s identity: Chinese architect, writer, artist
Died: April 1, 1955 (aged 51)
Cause of death: lung disease , nephritis
Place: Beijing Tongren Hospital
Evaluation: Lin Huiyin was a peerless beauty who was hailed as the "number one talented woman" by Beijing's upper-class cultural circles. She came from a famous family, had beautiful relationships with some of the most talented young men at the time, and finally married into a famous family. With her natural talent and exquisite observation, she has left her own elegance and achievements in the fields of poetry, novels, prose, drama, art and architecture.
After the autumn of 1954, Lin Huiyin's condition began to deteriorate rapidly and he was completely unable to work. "Every day she lay in bed coughing and panting hard, and often couldn't sleep all night. Her eyes were still so deep, but the sockets were sunken deeply. Her whole body was so thin that it was scary, and there was no blood on her face. . "Her life journey has reached the final moment. In fact, for Lin Huiyin, since he was warned by doctors in 1945 that he could only live for five years at most, his life has always been shrouded in the shadow of death. She miraculously persisted until 1955, every second, using her spiritual support to fight back from the edge of death. As she wrote to Fei Weimei in the autumn of 1947: "Look, I just came out of dire straits and carried out these so-called 'unnecessary activities'. Without these, I would have died long ago." Like a lamp that has run out of oil - dark, dark, flashing, flashing, jumping, jumping, extinguished!"
In fact, in the days when he was constantly facing death, Lin Huiyin's mood was not too pessimistic, but Subconsciously, I also made some kind of preparation for the end of my life. In 1947, Lin Huiyin's lung disease reached an advanced stage and his kidneys were severely infected. While she was in the hospital, she asked someone to send a message to Xu Zhimo's first wife, Zhang Youyi, requesting a meeting. Zhang Youyi rushed to the hospital with Xu Zhimo's son Xu Jikai. Lin Huiyin looked at Zhang Youyi and her son carefully, but was too weak to speak. Lin Huiyin did not say what he wanted in this meeting, and Zhang Youyi had no way of knowing. But judging from the situation at the time, Lin Huiyin undoubtedly wanted to fulfill a dying wish in her own way to end the emotional entanglement between her and Xu Zhimo for more than 20 years.
After 1949, Lin Huiyin devoted himself to work with the joy of enjoying the prosperous times, often staying up all night and forgetting about his illness. History records the last three struggles of her life. The first time she participated in the design of the national emblem of the People's Republic of China. She was the only woman in the Tsinghua national emblem design team composed of Liang Sicheng, Mo Zongjiang, Zhu Changzhong, Wang Guoyu, Gao Zhuang and other comrades. She was responsible for drawing, trial making, discussion, and revision. All were done while ill. On June 23, 1950, the National Political Consultative Conference unanimously approved the national emblem design designed by Liang and Lin, but she was so sick that she could hardly stand up from her seat. The second time was to rescue cloisonné. This national treasure craft that represents the highest achievements of Chinese art was discovered, excavated, designed, and produced under her leadership, so that it was not lost and developed in New China. She led students and ran factories and workshops. Who could believe that at this time, her lungs were full of cavities, one side of her kidney had been removed, tuberculosis bacteria had entered her intestines, and she only ate two or two meals a day and slept four or five hours? The third time she participated in the design of the Monument to the People's Heroes, she was mainly responsible for the relief design of the Xumizuo of the monument. This was also the last heroic movement of her life.
In 1953, Lin Huiyin attended the Second National Congress of Literary and Art Workers and met Xiao Qian. Xiao Qian sat next to Lin Huiyin, shook her hand, and called her "Miss." Lin Huiyin said sadly: "Oh, Miss, how old have you become." Xiao Qian comforted and said: "If your spirit is not old, you will never grow old."
In 1954, Lin Huiyin was critically ill and was forced to leave the hospital for a time. Tsinghua University moved to Beijing. In January 1955, Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin were admitted to Tongren Hospital one after another. They spent the Spring Festival this year in the hospital. After the Spring Festival, Liang Sicheng's condition improved slightly, and he often went to Lin Huiyin's ward to accompany her. Seeing Huiyin weakening day by day, his heart was as sharp as a knife, but there was nothing he could do. The only thing he could do was to guard Huiyin like this, hold her hand, and look forward to helping her get through this hurdle like before, so that miracles would appear again in life.
At the end of March, Lin Huiyin had a high fever and fell into a coma. The hospital organized the best doctors to carry out rescue operations. However, her lungs had been extensively infected, her body was extremely weak, and her life had reached the end of her life. Late at night on March 31, Lin Huiyin, who was in a dying state, tried his best to shout Liang Sicheng's name, but the sound he made was extremely weak. The nurse came over, leaned over and asked her what she needed. "I want to meet Sicheng." Huiyin's voice was extremely weak but very clear. "I have something to say to him." "It's late at night. If you have anything to say, let's talk tomorrow." The nurse said.