This paper outlines the scope of Zhu Qiqian’s research on traditional architecture, by combining his unique family background and personal life with the information contained in relevant texts published before and after Zhu founded the Zhongguo Yingzao Xueshe. During the transition to a modern China, Zhu Qiqian was a key figure connecting the past and the future, as he recognized the value of traditional craftsmanship and building crafts. He mapped out a grand vision for the future of Chinese academia, established modern academic institutions, and made significant contributions to the global study of architecture that opened up a new era. Since the mid-1930s, especially after 1949, the conceptual foundation and related practices (including technologies), as carried out by Zhu and the members of the Society in the field of monument preservation, have greatly influenced the development of the Beijing Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Relics (here referring to the former capital and the city of Peiping) and even that of the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage, as the original personnel and material were inherited．