论中国历史城市遗产网络的保护

Conservation of the Heritage Network of Chinese Historic Cities

五千年悠久历史与文化传承形成了我国古代特色鲜明的城邑、聚落网络,它将山川环境、不同类型的城邑、聚落、农耕模式等紧密地联系在一起。改革开放30年来,快速的经济发展和城市化进程迅速使传统城邑与聚落网络肢解。在世界文化遗产保护理论和实践大发展的今天,中国历史城市及地区的聚落网络特征及其遗存的遗产价值显得愈加珍贵。试从理论上论述中国传统城邑、聚落网络型的文化根源,结合保护实践探讨历史城市遗产网络保护的方法。

The network characteristics of China s traditional settlements are embodied in the country＇s five thousand years of consistent civilization and history, where natural environments especially mountains and rivers, various types of settlements, agricultural modes are highly integrated. These sophistic networks, however, have been fragmented over thirty years of rapid economic developments and urbanization. As a unique type of cultural heritage, the value of traditional Chinese settlement networks has become more evident along with the current development in heritage conservation worldwide. This article first provides with a brief analysis on the cultural roots of traditional Chinese settlement networks, and then the conservation methods for the related heritages are discussed.