The campus appearance of Jinling University

The campus of Huiwen College was originally built along the Ganhe River in Nanjing. The first building was called the "Bell Tower" and was designed by the first president Fu Kaisen. At that time, it was called a "three-story foreign company" by Nanjing people. Also built one after another were chapels, youth halls, etc., which later served as the middle school department and are now the campus of Jinling Middle School.

After the merger in 1910 and the name was changed to Jinling University, the American church raised funds to purchase 2,340 acres of land on the southwest slope of the Drum Tower to build a new school building. At the same time, the Chinese government donated hundreds of acres of land to the Huayang relief fund in the name of Jinling University Professor Pei Yili. The campus plan was completed in 1913 by New York architect C. Surveyor Moore was responsible for the construction, and it was built as a university department in 1921. In 1952, Jinling University and Nanjing University merged, and Jinling Garden became the campus of Nanjing University.

Jinling Garden adopts traditional Chinese architectural style. It was planned by the then school director Fu Kaisen and implemented by Dean of Academic Affairs and American missionary Vautrin, using Chinese style shapes and decorations. With the tower as the center, an incompletely symmetrical layout is formed. The shape and decoration are Chinese style, and the materials and structure are Western style. Many building materials are imported from the United States with high quality. They combine national styles with advanced Western construction technology to build the first batch of integrated buildings. Western style Chinese national architecture. Between 1910 and 1937, Jinling University planned and built a large number of magnificent and magnificent buildings that combined Chinese and Western styles. These buildings reflect the collision and blending of Chinese and Western cultures, and are very characteristic of the times. The representative buildings of Jinling University include more than ten buildings including the North Building, East Building, West Building, Northeast Building, chapel, chapel, library and student dormitories. These buildings all have blue brick walls, resting tops, and are covered with gray tube tiles. The architectural shapes are rigorous and symmetrical, with large depth and small windows. They appear closed and stable, reflecting the characteristics of official architecture in northern China. The highest point, the North Building, is level with the Drum Tower, running down the slope from north to south, taking full advantage of the undulating terrain for layout planning. The design is both integrated and well-proportioned. It cleverly blends into the surrounding environment and has the beauty of natural integration. The entire building complex is hidden among the dense trees and flowers of the four seasons. The scenery is different in spring and summer, and the old buildings that have not changed for a hundred years show a calm and elegant style.

The North Building (tower, now the administrative building of Nanjing University’s Drum Tower Campus) is a landmark building of Nanjing University and a symbol of Nanjing University. The North Building was built in 1917 and completed in 1919. It was designed by American architect A. G. Small. It has a brick and wood structure with 2 floors above ground and 1 floor underground, with a construction area of ​​3473 square meters. The roof is a Xieshan peak commonly used in Chinese architecture, with gray tube tiles, thick blue brick walls, and small windows. The main building has two floors and the tower has five floors. It is tall and abrupt. The tower is surrounded by mountain tops, with small animals on the top ridge. This is the most complex roof style in traditional Chinese architecture. The door faces south, with a wide footpath and drum-holding stones on both sides. The foyer is painted with flying crane patterns and hung with crystal palace lanterns. This building has a unique shape, blending Eastern and Western architectural styles. Although it is not tall, it is majestic. It is surrounded by green trees. The lush lawn in front of the door is flat and open, and behind the building is the pure blue sky. The wall is covered with dense vines, like a green windbreaker, and the posture is solemn yet elegant, becoming a major landscape on the campus. After NTU moved the administrative building to the Xianlin campus, the North Building was converted into a museum. As a landmark building of Nanjing University, the North Building was selected into the list of "48 New Jinling Scenes" in 2005 and was selected again in 2012.

The chapel (now the Auditorium of Nanjing University) was designed by Perkins Architects of Chicago, USA on March 28, 1917, and was constructed by Chen Mingji Construction Factory. It was completed in 1918. In 1958, a foyer was built at the main entrance. It is the earliest existing building of Jinling University. The architectural shape imitates ancient temples. It is a two-story building with a brick-wood structure. The main building has a resting roof and the ancillary building has a hard roof. The roof decoration is made of blue bricks, covered with butterfly tiles and carved with clear bricks. There are brick-carved mountain flowers on the gables on the side of the roof, which are circular swastikas and auspicious patterns. The eaves are decorated with exquisite floral decorations.

The outer wall is built with city wall bricks from the Ming Dynasty. There are still inscriptions on the city bricks, which are thick and historical. The main entrance protrudes with four small buildings, two in front and two on both sides, adjoining the three-door front door. The entire auditorium adopts the architectural style of a single-story Basilica church with a large space. The eaves on the north and south sides of the auditorium each have Ruyi patterns with the character "Shou" in them. The patterns are clustered in the center, but upon closer inspection they are different. There is a brick-carved bat in the middle below the Ruyi pattern, which means good luck. On the hard gable wall, there are still small red wooden walls and a row of gray tiles arranged in a lace-like shape. Its exterior color and construction style echo those of the east, west and north buildings. The interior ceiling of the auditorium is decorated with colorful paintings. The red-crowned crane has a red crown on its head, slim neck, long legs, light steps, and graceful appearance. It is revered as a crane in China and is a symbol of good luck, nobility and longevity. As the auditorium of Nanjing University, in the new cultural time and space, French President Mitterrand, Australian Prime Minister Hawke, and former US President George Bush have delivered speeches here.

The chapel (now the Nanjing University chapel, or chapel) was built in 1923 and was jointly designed by the Chinese architect Qi Zhaochang and the American Fellows and Hamilton architectural firm. The roof is a hilltop, single-house building, arched door, and a structure surrounded by bricks on three sides above the door, which can not only support the wall, but also have a decorative effect. The door lintels and window frames are decorated with stone-carved Western patterns. There are a pair of drum-holding stones in front of the door, and a Danbi stone between the steps, with carved patterns on them. The small auditorium is exquisite and elegant, with the flavor of southern Chinese architecture. There is an archway in front of the small auditorium, and a bronze bell is hung on it. At Jinling University, the bell sounded for the start and end of classes every day. Nowadays, there are stone chairs, tables and a half-circle garden planned in front of the door.

The East Building, located on the southeast side of the North Building, was originally named the Science Museum. It was built in 1913 and was designed by Qi Zhaochang Architect and constructed by Chen Ming Construction Factory. The construction area is 3905 square meters. The plane is rectangular, with an inner corridor layout. The building has three floors above ground and one underground floor, with brick and wood structure. The design of the building adopts the architectural form of northern China, with a hilltop, a tiled roof, a ridge in the middle of the roof, and a towering middle part. The exterior walls are made of blue bricks with plain gray joints. The entrance to the building has a projecting door casing. Entering the hall, what best reflects the Western style of this building is the bronze sculpture of the twelve constellations printed on the floor of the hall. The building lost its roof due to fire in the 1950s and was restored in 1958.

The Northeast Building is to the south of the East Building. It was built in 1935 and was constructed by Chen Ming Kee Construction Factory. The construction area is 1726.4 square meters. Mixed structure, four storeys high, rolling shed roof, tube tile roof. The exterior walls are built with smoked clay bricks. There is a passage at the entrance of the building that leads directly to the second floor. Now it is the office building of the Department of Earth Sciences. The long corridor on the first floor is filled with beautiful strange stones.

The West Building, formerly known as Pei Yili Building, is located on the southwest side of the North Building. It was named "Pei Yili Building" in memory of the American founder of Agricultural Sciences, Pei Yili. The building was built in 1925. It was designed by Perkins Architects of Chicago, USA and constructed by Chen Mingji Construction Factory. The construction area is 3604 square meters, with a rectangular plan and an inner corridor layout. The building has two floors above ground and one underground floor, with brick and wood structure. Xieshanshan, tile roof. The bottom of the building is made of city wall bricks from the Ming Dynasty, and the upper part is made of smoked clay bricks. The foot restraints and the beams of the doors and windows are made of shaved bluestone, the white marble main entrance, the red lacquer carved door, the door head paved with gray tiles, and the small dragon and ridged beast with open teeth.

The library (now the Old Library of Nanjing University and the School History Museum) is located directly south of the North Building. Together with the North Building, it forms the central axis of the Jinling University campus. Other buildings Basically they are arranged on both sides of this central axis. Built in 1936, it was designed by Yang Tingbao, architect of Ji Tai Engineering Department, and constructed by Chen Mingji Construction Factory. The construction area is 2626 square meters. There are two floors above ground and one underground floor. It has a reinforced concrete structure, a hilltop, a green tube tile roof, and a blue brick wall. The building plan is cross-shaped. The middle part of the first floor is the main entrance, facing north, with business offices such as book collection and editing and a small reading room on both sides. The middle part of the second floor is the library office, with a large reading room on each side. The exterior treatment of the library is similar to that of several other buildings. In memory of Dr. J. E. Williams, who was killed by Northern Expeditionary soldiers, someone once called it the "J. E. Williams Library."

The student dormitory (now the office and teaching building of the School of Foreign Languages) has four buildings, namely Building A, Building B, Building Bing and Ding, Building Wujigeng and Xinren Building. Built in 1925. Chen Ming Kee Construction Co., Ltd. undertook the construction. It has a brick and wood structure, a roll-up roof, a tube-tile roof, and the exterior walls are built with smoked clay bricks. Building A, B, and Building Bing and Ding are the same size, with a construction area of ​​755 square meters each; Wujigeng Building and Xinren Building are the same size, with a construction area of ​​1,685 square meters. (Album picture source) The former site of Jinling University (including the bell tower of Huiwen Academy) was selected into the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 2006. In January 2013, it became one of the 16 historical areas in the old city of Nanjing. The planned name is Jinling University Historical Area. For details of the planning, please see: .

The former site of Jinling University is located on the campus of Nanjing University Gulou Campus at No. 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing City. It has a long historical background and profound heritage. The original Jinling University building complex was built from 1916 to 1937. It has Qing Dynasty palace-style buildings as its external features, with the tower (North Building) as the center, and an incompletely symmetrical layout. It was designed by American architects and Chinese people who had returned from studying in the United States and Europe. Architects design and build separately. There are existing north building, east building, west building, large auditorium and small auditorium. There are more than ten buildings including the old library and dormitory buildings. The buildings are from north to south. Go down the slope and blend in with your surroundings. This kind of building, which makes full use of the ups and downs of the natural terrain, has its own style. It is well-proportioned and has the beauty of simplicity and harmony. Gray tube tiles are generally used in the building complex. The walls are made of thick blue bricks. Except for the red roof and brick carvings on the walls, there are no carved beams or painted pillars at all. It is plain and natural. Simple and simple. Although the architectural form is traditional Chinese, the incongruity between the regular and wide lawns, the abrupt towers and the overall architecture of the group reflects the aesthetic taste of Westerners. The building complex is surrounded by dense trees, pearly flowers and grass. The scenery varies with the seasons, but the only thing that remains unchanged is the calm and elegant style of the old building.

The buildings of the Republic of China at Nanjing University are both dignified and vigorous in the north and deft and delicate in the south; they have both Western style and Chinese appearance. Therefore, the Republic of China architecture at NTU is a typical combination of Chinese and Western styles, and is the epitome of Chinese architectural art in a specific historical period when the west wind spread from the east to the east.