On the Motions of Four Pagoda Clocks in the Forbidden City

Ancient mechanical clocks and automatons are solid evidence regarding the evolution of technological development.At least four ingenious eighteenth-century clocks with pagoda automatons are preserved in the Palace Museum in Beijing.Two were made in China,the other two in Britain.Although the internal mechanical components were maintained and recorded in the late twentieth century,their mechanism structure is mostly not made available to the public owing to the historical value of these artefacts.This study introduces feasible mechanism structures for the four pagoda automatons based on published works,along with considerations of mechanical design.Five subsystems of the clocks are analyzed,and two mechanisms of the pagoda automaton are illustrated.In particular,feasible mechanisms of the four pagoda automatons for raising their stories are explained.The analysis procedure presented in this paper expands the feasibility of reconstruction work on ancient mechanisms with unknown structures.

The Problems and Upgrade Strategies for City Symbolic Image of Yibin in Sichuan Province

The connotation of city symbolic image was redefined in this study.Based on this,the main shortages of Yibin City symbolic image were listed and analyzed with an emphasis.And then the specific strategies to improve intrinsic image and symbolic image of the city were proposed with a pertinence,so as to provide reference for establishment of Yibin City symbolic image and development of export-oriented economy.

Renovation of the Forbidden City Should the Imperial Collection Be Displayed Underground?

BERNARDO Bertolucci’s film, The Last Emperor, drew its Western audience into a mystic, grandiose, oriental palace that was the Forbidden City, leaving them awestruck at the

The Main Colors of the Forbidden City

The main colors of the Forbidden City are Red and Yellow,which can represent rich cultural deposits.According to the Chinese traditional culture,the Red of the Forbidden City has always been regarded as a positive color of celebration,conveying dignity and happiness.The Yellow color is usually considered as a promising color,and represents a bumper harvest.Based on the principle of the Five Elements,Fire is red,which means breeding and encouragement,and shows prosperity and a solid foundation for the country.Yellow represents Winged Dragon,belonging to the Center of the Earth,and symbolizes the divine right of emperors.Therefore,the color of the Forbidden City(see Figure 1)is of great significance to the development of history and the revival of culture.We still need to work determinedly for the protection of the cultural heritages,so that more people can have the opportunity to understand the brilliance of Chinese civilization.

Analysis of the Tourism Image of Urban Waterfront Nanjing City

The quantitative analysis method was used to measure the tourism image of Nanjing waterfront to make clear its composition.An evaluation method was also adopted in terms of cognitive image,affective image and the whole image,which may offer some references for the evaluation of other tourism images in urban waterfront of the same kind.

Impact of land use change on soil resources in the peri-urban area of Suzhou city

The Yangtze delta area is among the fastest developing areas in China. Here there are mega-cities like Shanghai, Nanjing and the attached urban areas of different sizes including those along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River from Shanghai up to Nanjing as well as their satellite cities and towns, forming one of the most densely distributed urban areas in China. This is a case study done in Suzhou city at the center of the Yangtze delta to reflect the impact of urban sprawl on soil resources using satellite images and digital soil databases. The extent of the developed land in the studied area and the impact of development on soil resources at 1:100,000 scale are estimated and the soil types impacted most by urbanization development are determined through overlaying the soil map on the satellite images (Landsat-7) of the studied area at different times (1984, 1995, 2000 and 2003). The methodology for this study consists of analyzing data resulting from using a geographic information system (GIS) to combine urban land use maps of different times derived from satellite images with data on soil characteristics contained in the established soil databases by which some results come into being to present the fast expanding trend of urbanization in the Yangtze delta area, the urban spread and the soils occupied by the urbanization process, and also the quality of the occupied soils.

Landscape Planning and Design of Urban Park from the Perspective of City Image

The image of the city put forward by Kevin Lynch was applied in the landscape planning and design of urban park in this study.By analyzing the 5 dominant elements in the image of the city,i.e.paths,edges,districts,nodes and landmarks,the concrete application scale of these elements in urban park planning were discussed.

City Image in Ancient Chinese Local Chronicles: A Case Study of Upper Reaches of the Hanjiang River Valley

Taking the local chronicles of 18 counties in Hanzhong Prefecture and Xing'an Prefecture in upper reaches of the Hanjiang River Valley in Qing Dynasty, this paper tried to analyze the city map and the impression of ancient people about the traditional cities using the image element concept of Kevin Lynch. From comparing the city maps and text description, it summarized the important cognitive concept of "orientation", so as to better understand the relationship between space and society in traditional cities.

Research on the Influence of Public Art on City Image

With the integration of global economy, the urbanization process in our country develops rapidly. It appears particularly important to build city image. As manifestation of city characteristics, it reflects spiritual outlook of a city. More importantly, it is the requirement for unremitting self improvement in urbanization development. Public art embodies spirit and life style of a city. As a product of modern urban form, it has close relationship with the shaping of city image. This article researches on relevance between public art construction and city image shaping, according to general situation of public art construction in Nantong city, and discusses the influence of them. The aim of this article is to promote the shaping of city image more effectively.

Research on the Image Design of Digital City by UI Design under Ubiquitous Network Environment

Based on the development status of ubiquitous network at home and abroad, this paper analyzes the characteristics of UI design inubiquitous network environment from the aspects of visual association, user experience and interactive experience, taking the user experience asthe center, combining with the interaction characteristics of user interface and research the feasibility of UI design to shape digital city image.

The Influence of Short Video on City Image Dissemination in the New Media Era——Taking Tik Tok as an Example

With the popularity and rise of Chongqing,Chengdu,Xi’an and other cities on the short video platform,short video is increasingly becoming a new weapon for the construction and dissemination of the city image.Researching on the content,methods and effects of the hottest video APP Tik Tok,this paper adopts research methods of case analysis and text analysis to investigate how short videos promote the spread of urban image,and explore how they can enhance urban image transmission in the new media era in a better way.