Collision And Combination

The mission schools, which evolved to modern schools as new affairs in modern times of shanghai, are originally created by western missionaries and play an important role in the development of schools archetype in Shanghai. From the collision to the combination with two different cultural context, and finally to the formation of a new building type in Chinese architecture, the mission schools buildings? tract became an essential clue to the research of the evolution of modern schools in Shanghai.In this essay, the development of mission schools in modern shanghai was divided into four sections according to several related historical events, each section with a brief description for its unique contribution. This whole evolution was also detailed analyzed and illustrated with different perspectives, which are the campus planning, architectural styles, function and types, the techniques and architects. Through the investigation of each perspective shaped by Chinese and western traditions, some conclusion was reached for the explanation of the modern schools? creation and development, and especially its effect on the Chinese education facilities?construction after the Liberation.In the last chapter, the comparison with the other schools in the whole geographical range of china helps to re-defind the historical position of mission schools in modern shanghai and re-estimate its profound value, furthermore to ensure its avant-garde character of the modern schools in China.