Selected Publications (Last Five Years):
[1] Aibin Yan, Shiyi Zhu. (2023). Spatialization of Imperial Power: Spatial Reconstruction and Power Operation of Jinshan Temple during the Southern Inspection Tours of Emperor Kangxi. Religions, 15(1), 7.
[2] Weiqiao Wang, Aibin Yan*. (2023). Body and Space—Study on the Spatial Constructing of Mogao Cave 254. Religions, 14(7), 953.
[3] Yiwei Pan, Aibin Yan*. (2021). Legends, Inspirations and Space: Landscape Sacralization of the Sacred Site Mount Putuo. Religions, 12(12), 1050.
[4] Aibin Yan, Dinghan Zheng. (2024). Restoration and Integration of the Huang Family Garden within the Contemporary Urban Fabric of Shanghai. Urban Resilience & Sustainability, 2(1), 27-41.
[5] Aibin Yan, Shiyi Zhu. (2023). Osvald Sirén’s Photography and the Conceptual Shift in Chinese Classical Gardens in the 1930s–1940s. Architectural Journal, 5, 95-100. (in Chinese)
[6] Aibin Yan, Shiyi Zhu. (2023). Exploring Visual Space in the Depictions of Jingkou’s Three Mountains in the Mid-to-Late Ming Dynasty. Landscape Architecture, 6, 130-137. (in Chinese)
[7] Yiwei Pan, Aibin Yan*. (2023). Spatial Narrative and Sacred Practice in Guanyin Belief. Architectural Heritage, 2. (in Chinese)
[8] Aibin Yan, Shiyi Zhu. (2024). From Floating Jade Island to Mountain-City Integration: The Construction of Spatial Order in Jingkou’s Three Mountains and Its Regional Context. Journal of Architectural History, 1. (in Chinese)
[9] Aibin Yan. (2023). Effortless Mastery, Precision in Detail: Revisiting Fangta Garden’s Helou Pavilion. Aesthetic Studies, 4. (in Chinese)
[10] Shiyi Zhu, Aibin Yan*. (2023). Interaction of Image-Scenery and Power Dynamics in the Construction of Jingkou’s Three Mountains during Emperor Qianlong’s Southern Tours. Traditional Chinese Architecture and Gardens, 12(169). (in Chinese)
[11] Aibin Yan. (2022). Yu Garden Through 400 Years: Reading the Grandeur of Ming Dynasty Gardens in the Heart of Shanghai. Wenhui Daily (Arts & Criticism Column), Jan 7. (in Chinese)
[12] Aibin Yan, Hao Li. (2024). Between Temple and Garden: The Evolution of Flower Goddess Temples in Shanghai Since the Ming Dynasty. Chinese Landscape Architecture, 9(41), 48-56. (in Chinese)
History of Chinese Classical Gardens & Jiangnan Classical Gardens
Architectural History and Theory
Urban and Rural Heritage Conservation
Selected Publications (Last Five Years):
[1] Aibin Yan, Shiyi Zhu. (2023). Spatialization of Imperial Power: Spatial Reconstruction and Power Operation of Jinshan Temple during the Southern Inspection Tours of Emperor Kangxi. Religions, 15(1), 7.
[2] Weiqiao Wang, Aibin Yan*. (2023). Body and Space—Study on the Spatial Constructing of Mogao Cave 254. Religions, 14(7), 953.
[3] Yiwei Pan, Aibin Yan*. (2021). Legends, Inspirations and Space: Landscape Sacralization of the Sacred Site Mount Putuo. Religions, 12(12), 1050.
[4] Aibin Yan, Dinghan Zheng. (2024). Restoration and Integration of the Huang Family Garden within the Contemporary Urban Fabric of Shanghai. Urban Resilience & Sustainability, 2(1), 27-41.
[5] Aibin Yan, Shiyi Zhu. (2023). Osvald Sirén’s Photography and the Conceptual Shift in Chinese Classical Gardens in the 1930s–1940s. Architectural Journal, 5, 95-100. (in Chinese)
[6] Aibin Yan, Shiyi Zhu. (2023). Exploring Visual Space in the Depictions of Jingkou’s Three Mountains in the Mid-to-Late Ming Dynasty. Landscape Architecture, 6, 130-137. (in Chinese)
[7] Yiwei Pan, Aibin Yan*. (2023). Spatial Narrative and Sacred Practice in Guanyin Belief. Architectural Heritage, 2. (in Chinese)
[8] Aibin Yan, Shiyi Zhu. (2024). From Floating Jade Island to Mountain-City Integration: The Construction of Spatial Order in Jingkou’s Three Mountains and Its Regional Context. Journal of Architectural History, 1. (in Chinese)
[9] Aibin Yan. (2023). Effortless Mastery, Precision in Detail: Revisiting Fangta Garden’s Helou Pavilion. Aesthetic Studies, 4. (in Chinese)
[10] Shiyi Zhu, Aibin Yan*. (2023). Interaction of Image-Scenery and Power Dynamics in the Construction of Jingkou’s Three Mountains during Emperor Qianlong’s Southern Tours. Traditional Chinese Architecture and Gardens, 12(169). (in Chinese)
[11] Aibin Yan. (2022). Yu Garden Through 400 Years: Reading the Grandeur of Ming Dynasty Gardens in the Heart of Shanghai. Wenhui Daily (Arts & Criticism Column), Jan 7. (in Chinese)
[12] Aibin Yan, Hao Li. (2024). Between Temple and Garden: The Evolution of Flower Goddess Temples in Shanghai Since the Ming Dynasty. Chinese Landscape Architecture, 9(41), 48-56. (in Chinese)
[1] Aibin Yan, Biyu Wu. (2022). A Treatise on the Gardens of Jiangnan (English Translation of 《江南园林论》). Springer, August 2022.
[2] Aibin Yan. (2010). Sir Banister Fletcher’s A History of Architecture (21st Edition): Part Two, China, Chapter 22. London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, pp. 486–503.
[3] Shuishan Yu, Aibin Yan (Eds.). (2022). Buddhist Architecture in East Asia. MDPI, September 2022.
[4] Shuishan Yu, Aibin Yan (Eds.). (2025). Space for Worship in East Asia. MDPI, March 2025.
[1] 2020.10–2023.12
Principal Investigator, Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program Project: Pattern and Degree: Research on Flexible Landscape Control Methods of Jiangnan Traditional Gardens and Their Contemporary Applications (Project No. 2020PJC021).
[2] 2018.1–2023.9
Principal Investigator, National Social Science Fund of China – Academic Translation Project: A Treatise on the Gardens of Jiangnan (Project Approval No. 17WYS003).
[3] 2015.1–2018.12
Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Project: Study on the Construction Techniques and Dissemination of Stone Architecture in Coastal Zhejiang and Fujian (Project No. 51478185).
[4] 2017.1–2017.12
Principal Investigator, Shanghai Design Science IV Peak Discipline International Joint Laboratory Open Fund Project: Traditional Wisdom in Shanghai's Urban and Rural Construction and Its Contemporary Design Applications (Project Approval No. DB17030).
[5] 2023.2–2023.9
Principal Investigator, Sub-project of the National Cultural and Tourism Technology Innovation Project: VR Reconstruction and Modeling of Garden Spaces for the Opera 'Daiyu Burying Fallen Flowers' (Project No. KJCXGC-2020-12-01).
