Because I.M. Pei's forefathers were prominent families in Suzhou and spent some time in the family lion forest as a child, and because I.M. Pei is a world-famous architect, I asked him to design the Suzhou Museum.

In 1917, Bei Runsheng (uncle of I.M. Pei), a giant pigment dealer in Shanghai, bought the Lion Forest from Li Zhongyu, the chief civil affairs officer, and spent 8, silver dollars. It took nearly seven years to renovate and add some scenic spots, and named it "Lion Forest". The Lion Forest was crowned with Sioux City for a time.

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Architecture integrates the concept of natural space, leading Pei Ming's life-long works, such as National Center for Atmospheric Research, Iversen Art Museum, Sculpture Museum of Demoy Art Center and Johnson Art Museum of Cornell University. The similarity of these works is the inner court, which connects the inner and outer space in series, so that nature can be integrated into the building.

In the late period, the inner court is still one of the indispensable elements in I.M. Pei's works. The curtain pays more attention to the input of natural light, making the inner court a light court. The combination of light and space makes the space change. "Let the light design" is a famous saying of Bayes.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-I.M. Pei.