Born in Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor
Head, Department of Landscape Planning and Design
School of Art Design and Media
East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST)
Email: lynmon@163.com
Office: Room 208, Chenyuan Building
Education
· Ph.D. in Engineering (Landscape Studies), College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
· Visiting Scholar, Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Design, The University of Melbourne
Professional Affiliations
· Member, Cultural Landscape Committee, Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture (CHSLA)
· Member, China ICOMOS National Committee
National Certified Urban Planner
Teaching Achievements
[1] 2020: Led the development of the National First-Class Undergraduate Course Design Fundamentals.
[2] 2024: Advisor, China International College Students' Innovation Competition (2024) – Shanghai Gold Award & National Bronze Award.
[3] 2022: Advisor, 8th China International Internet+ College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition – Shanghai Second Prize.
[4] 2021: Advisor, 17th Challenge Cup Shanghai College Students Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition – Shanghai Grand Prize & National Bronze Award.
[5] 2020: Advisor, 12th Challenge Cup China College Student Entrepreneurship Plan Competition – Shanghai Gold Award & National Bronze Award.
Awards & Honors
[1] 2023/2024: ECUST Huasheng Award for International Communication.
[2] 2021: Represented Shanghai in the First National Colleges and Universities’ Faculty Teaching Innovation Competition – National Second Prize.
[3] 2021: ECUST 7th Youth President Talent Award & 4th Campus Rising Star (Teaching Star).
[4] 2021: Shanghai Colleges and Universities’ Faculty Teaching Innovation Competition (Intermediate Group) – First Prize, Teaching Activity Innovation Award, Teaching Scholarship Innovation Award, Instructional Design Innovation Award, Outstanding Grassroots Teaching Organization Award.
[5] 2020: 4th Shanghai College Young Faculty Teaching Competition – Third Prize.
Cultural Landscapes; Cultural Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Utilization.
Current Focus: Transformation of Modern Urban Landscape Patterns in Fujian; Digital Technologies and Applications in Cultural Landscape Documentation.
[1] Lin, Y., Feng, Y., Li, J., MacInnis, E., & Yang, C. (2025). Understanding the landscape of a modern Chinese city and summer resort from a missionary’s perspective: Text mining ‘Beard Family Papers’ via large language models. Landscape Research, 1–18.
[2] Lin, Y., Zhou, T., & Guan, J. (2025). The Model and Application of the Serious Game for Cultural Heritage Education: A Case Study of Kuliang, China. Education for Information, 41(2), 107–120.
[3] Lin, Y., Wu, S., Wang, H., et al. (2025). Nature and Curiosity: Research on the Siemssen Garden in Fuzhou [In Chinese]. Chinese Landscape Architecture, 41(2), 131–137.
[4] Lin, Y., et al. (2021). RESEARCH ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF HISTORIC PATTERNS OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPE USING AERIAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND GEO-DATABASE: A CASE STUDY OF KULIANG IN FUZHOU, CHINA. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLVI-M-1-2021, 409–414.
[5] Lin, Y. (2020). Public Participation in Heritage Conservation in the Digital Age: Observations Based on Fuyuan Road, Fuzhou [In Chinese]. Chinese Landscape Architecture, 36(11), 100–104.
Lin, Y. (Year). Conservation and Development of Linear Cultural Landscapes: Based on Landscape Character Theory [In Chinese, Monograph, 160,000 characters]. Tongji University Press.
Research on the Historical Landscape Characteristics and Evolution of Modern Foreign Summer Resorts in the Minjiang River Basin. Funded by the Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation.
