Yang Tingbao
Yang Tingbao (; 1901–1982) was a Chinese architect and architectural educator known as one of "the Four Modern Masters in Architecture" in mainland China, along with Liang Sicheng, Tung Chuin, and Liu Dunzhen. Education Born in Nanyang, Henan, China, Yang entered Tsinghua College in 1915 to study architecture. Career as an architect Major projects directed by Yang involved Nanjing Central Stadium, the Tsinghua University Library Addition, Heping Hotel, Southeast University (China) campus amongst others. He also took part in the design of People's Grand Hall, Beijing Train Station and the Chairman Mao Memorial. He presided, participated, or directed over 100 projects in China, mainly in Nanjing and Beijing. Republic of China era (1912–49) In 1927, he returned to China and joined Jitai Architecture and Engineering as a design supervisor. He worked there until 1948. Between 1930 and 1931, Yang added the West and Middle side to the Tsinghua University Library, in which the East side was earlier designed by the American architect, Henry Murphy. The library was used as a wartime hospital during the Sino-Japanese War. In 1982, a second addition was designed by a professor Guan Zhaoye of Tsinghua University. After the fourth National Athletic Games in Hangzhou in