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Meng Zhaozhen

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Meng Zhaozhen
孟兆祯
Born(1932-09-13)13 September 1932
Died15 July 2022(2022-07-15) (aged 89)
Beijing, China
Alma materChina Agricultural University
Scientific career
FieldsLandscape design
InstitutionsBeijing Forestry University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMèng Zhàozhēn

Meng Zhaozhen (Chinese: 孟兆祯; 13 September 1932 – 15 July 2022) was a Chinese landscape architect who was a professor at Beijing Forestry University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1]

Biography

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Meng was born in Wuhan, Hubei, on 13 September 1932.[2] After graduating from Nankai High School in 1952, he was admitted to Beijing Agricultural University (now China Agricultural University), where he majored in landscape architecture.[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in February 1956. After graduation, he stayed and taught at the university.[2] After university department adjustment, he moved to Beijing Forestry University, where he successively served as an assistant, lecturer, associate professor, and professor.[2]

On 15 July 2022, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 89.[2]

Contributions

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His works include Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, Sugen Garden of Beijing Botanical Garden and the rockery of Olympic Forest Park.[3]

Publications

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  • 园衍 [Garden] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press. 2012. ISBN 9787112147021.

Honours and awards

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References

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  1. ^ Shen Jialing (沈佳灵) (16 July 2022). 送别!风景园林学家孟兆祯院士逝世. xinmin.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (16 July 2022). 中国工程院资深院士、著名风景园林学家孟兆祯逝世. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. ^ Zhang Jianlin (张建林) (16 July 2022). 中国工程院资深院士、著名风景园林学家孟兆祯逝世. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 July 2022.