Protection and Management for Ancient Villages from the Perspective of Human Settlement Environment——A Case Study of Xichong Village,Sikou Town,Wuyuan County

As urbanization continues, traditional villages are confronted by the conflict between protection and development, especially for ancient villages in living envi- ronment. China landscape is so vast, dominated by rural areas. Human settlement environment of ancient villages is so important for studying domestic human settle- ment environment, including ancient structure analysis and eco-resource organization. The research explored Xichong Village, Sikou Town, Wuyuan County and detailed how to improve its environment, providing references for ancient village development in settlement environment.

Analysis of Colors of Ancient Villages in Jiangsu-Anhui Region Based on Cultural Connotation

Colors of ancient villages in Jiangsu-Anhui Region are of classic beauty and in elegant taste,representing a neutral color system composed of 3 kinds of lightness,namely black,white,and gray.The formation of that feature is closely related with the development of feudal society in China as well as the natural environment and folk culture of Jiangsu-Anhui Region.This paper analyzed the cultural connotation reflected by the colors of the ancient villages in Jiangsu-Anhui Region,explored the causes of its colors in terms of ancient law,regional exchange,and customs in that region,and revealed the historical context and cultural characteristics of the ancient villages south of the Yangtze River,so as to provide a frame of reference for the protection and development of historical and cultural heritage in the ancient villages.

Analysis of Landscape Image of Miao Ancient Villages in Qiandongnan

Unique natural geographical environment and profound human history of Miao ancient villages in Qiandongnan are the key to distinguish them from other nationalities.In this paper,the concept of "image" is introduced to analyze landscape characteristics of Miao ancient villages.From two aspects of natural and cultural landscape,the landscape image that can reflect the nature,humanity,history of Miao ancient villages or can be perceived by the public is abstracted,and the characteristics of landscape image are summarized as natural and cultural adaptability,which could provide the reference for the protection and development of landscape in Miao villages.

The Study of Village Architecture and the Development of Ancient Villages：Taking Pazhou Ancient Village in Guangzhou as Research Object

Pazhou village, which is a small village located in the southeast edge of Guangzhou, naming is because of the village resembles shape of Pipa. In periods of Song and Yuan Dynasty, it had become important geographical indication and port wharf of Guangzhou, because it is located in the main waterway. In Ming Dynasty, Pazhou Tower had become the symbol of the country in local area which was built by Guangzhou gentry. After Qing dynasty, with the raise of Ancient Huangpu Harbor, Pazhou village had a greater influence. Pazhou Tower and Temple had become well-known scenic local attractions, which was one of the ＂Eight Top Scenic Spots in Guangzhou＂.

Characteristics and Protection Approaches of Human Settlement in Ancient Villages of Jiangxi: A Case Study of Ancient Dongyuan Zengs' Village

Ancient village as a precious historical and cultural heritage of China is hailed as the "eco-museum" of classical folk cultures and "living fossil" of rural history culture. This paper elaborated human settlement characteristics of ancient Dongyuan Zengs' Village, Jinxi County from the perspectives of village environment, history evolution, village layout and village building, and explored the substantial content of village human settlement protection, and proposed specifi c approaches of protecting the human settlement, such as ancient village layout, history and culture, and provided references for protecting human settlement of the ancient villages.

Study on the Inheritance of Landscape Culture in Traditional Ancient Villages of Jiangxi: A Case Study of Ancient Liukeng Village in Lean County, Jiangxi Province

Traditional ancient village is a miniature of history, embodies landscape cultures with rich connotations. On the basis of introducing basic conditions of ancient Liukeng Village, this paper explored landscape cultural elements in the village from such perspectives of natural landscape, architecture, clan system, and Fengshui, and proposed the pertinent approaches of landscape culture inheritance respectively, namely, "integrated protection", "hierarchical protection", "live inheritance" and "rationally accepting and rejecting", by adhering to such principles as keeping natural originality, integrality, humanistic ecology, and dynamic openness.

Research on Spatial Structure and Ancestral Temple Culture of Ancient Villages:A Case Study of Ji’an Area,Jiangxi Province

Ancestral temple culture is the core part of village culture,which infl uences the spatial pattern of villages from various aspects,occupying an important position in traditional villages.Facing the loss of village culture and the dissipation of cohesion,it is particularly important to study village culture.The impacts of ancestral temple on village layout,building orientation and street pattern are analyzed,which will guide the construction of modern beautiful countryside by using rational planning methods.

Research on Digital Protection Strategy of Ancient Village Buildings in Shanxi Province based on Realistic Experience

As a large province with the most cultural relics on the ground in China,Shanxi has a large proportion of ancient villages in the country.In recent years,the state has begun to attach importance to traditional villages,and the number of ancient villages in Shanxi has been on the rise every year.Due to the difficulty of protecting ancient village buildings and the imperfect and imperfect traditional protection methods,the use of digital protection data retention,display and dissemination can play an important role in the protection of ancient villages.Common digital protection can not provide certain experience for ancient villages,but in the process of digital protection,the sense of experience is not strong,and a technology with perfect visual and tactile interaction is urgently needed to realize the realistic cultural experience and realize the real sense of digital protection of ancient villages.

The Shaping of Spatial Morphology by Water Systems in Traditional Villages in Southern Hunan, China and Its Mechanism of Action

The abundant water resources, rainy climate and dense water network had deeply influenced the formation and development of traditional villages in the southern Hunan region of China. This paper was adopted buffer zone analysis, categorical statistical analysis, vectorization analysis and data literature analysis, studied the shaping of traditional village site selection, plane form and internal spatial structure by water systems in southern Hunan, China, and the mechanism of their effects. The results showed that: 1) The shaping ability and mechanism of the traditional village water system in Xiangnan area on spatial morphology was mainly based on the function of the water system. 2) The layout and spatial morphology of traditional villages were deeply affected by the width, area and form of water systems in Xiangnan area. 3) Traditional villages gave more consideration to water systems with large watershed areas in site selection. 4) Water systems with small watershed areas generally had a greater impact on the internal structure of traditional villages.

RESIDENTS' ATTITUDES TO TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN ANCIENT VILLAGE RESORTS——Case Study of World Cultural Heritage of Xidi and Hong Villages

Tourism development surely has social, economic and environmental impacts on tourist destinations.The study on resorts residents' attitudes can help understand the nature of tourism development and the extent to which it may influence on tourist destinations. By now, researches on residents' perception and attitudes are plenteous in the international circle and achievements are great, yet few are found in developing countries. As a most representative cultural tourist destination, World Cultural Heritage-Xidi and Hong villages in Yi County of Anhui Province, are drawing the attention of both tourists and academic circles. This article, taking Xidi and Hong villages as examples, seeks to analyze ancient village residents' attitudes towards tourism impacts and then tries further to explore the connection between tourism development and residents' attitudes. Both qualitative and quantitative surveys are applied in the exploratory investigation into local residents' attitudes of tourism impacts. Based on abundant face-to-face interviews with the local households, tourism enterprises concerned, local government and tourists from July to August of 2002, we are able to have a better understanding of local residents' attitudes to community life, and perception of tourism impacts on society, economy and environment. By this we can promote domestic study on resorts residents' attitudes, and provide some theoretical grounds for establishing tourism development planning and perfect community participation system at tourist destinations.

Analysis of Landscape Gene Identification and Its Characteristics of Traditional Villages:A Case Study of Zhuge Bagua Village

With the promotion of rural revitalization strategy,the protection of ancient villages belonging to characteristic villages has been paid more and more attention.Based on the perspective of landscape gene,this study used the technology of gene identification and extraction of settlement landscape to identify the unique landscape features of Zhuge BaguaVillage from four aspects of architecture,layout,culture and environment.The results showed that the layout of Zhuge BaguaVillage was special and with the help of the surrounding landscape texture,the layout looked like eight trigrams;Zhuge Bagua Village building was a typical Hui-style building with exquisite decoration and carving;Zhuge BaguaVillage attached great importance to Fengshui,was based on clan blood,and advocated Confucianism and farming;Zhuge Bagua Village was located in a beautiful landscape with a special layout.

Mechanism of Tourists’Happiness in Traditional Village Tourism: A Perspective Grounded in Nostalgia and Cultural Attachment

In recent years,traditional villages have emerged as popular tourist destinations due to their distinctive resource value.Typically situated in remote and less developed areas,traditional villages boast primitive natural surroundings and rich historical and cultural heritage.These characteristics offer urban dwellers a temporary escape from the complexities of modern life,allowing them to experience physical and mental rejuvenation,mental relaxation,and overall happiness during their visit.By conducting a review of the existing literature concerning tourists’happiness in traditional villages,this study establishes a framework to understand tourists’happiness in traditional village tourism.Using the Qiangang ancient village in Conghua District,Guangzhou as a case study,the research examines the current state of rural characteristics,the establishment of cultural brands,and the promotion of the active utilization of ancient villages within the context of integrating culture,sports,tourism,and agriculture.Based on this analysis,the author proposes strategies to enhance tourists’happiness,including the preservation and development of rural characteristics,the promotion and preservation of local cultural attributes,and the collaborative advancement of culture,sports,tourism,and agriculture to engage key stakeholders actively.

Development of Villages in the Southern Dynasties under the Qi-Liang Culture

In the history of the development of Chinese culture, the Six Dynasties culture occupies an important position. Among them, Qi-Liang culture has achieved prosperous development in the fields of art, literature, science and technology, and is an important organic part of the Six Dynasties culture. The Southern Dynasty is an important historical stage in the development of villages in China. Taking Qi-Liang culture as the background, the scale, economy and organizational form of villages in the Southern Dynasty are studied. It is concluded that Qi-Liang culture has a positive and negative impacts on the development of villages in the Southern Dynasty, with a view to providing reference for the protection and utilization of ancient villages and culture.

Nodes and Field of Tourist Origins to Ancient Village——A Case Study of Huangcheng Village in Shanxi Province of China

Based on Hagget's theory of spatial structure,researches on the nodes and field of tourist origins to Huang-cheng Village in Shanxi Province of China have been explored.Nodal hierarchy structure of tourist origins is analyzed with cluster analysis and the gravity model.And field of tourist origins is analyzed with attraction radius index(R)and geography concentration index(G).In the field analysis,R and G of Huangcheng Village are compared with Xidi Village that is a world heritage located in Huangshan City of Anhui Province in China.According to comparison of loca-tions of two areas,influential factors for field area of Huangcheng Village are identified.It is concluded that:1)cluster analysis and gravity model can be complementary methods to each other for nodal hierarchy structure analysis of tour-ist origins;and 2)as far as location is concerned,the weak intensity effect of tourism resources in the tourist region is a major cause for explaining why tourist origins to Huangcheng Village are mainly its neighboring areas.Moreover,it is suggested that the regional effect of tourist resources should be regarded as a component of destination attractiveness when applying gravity model.

Conservation of Traditional Villages of the Tujia Nationality in Western Hubei Based on Interactive Technology

The philosophical thinking of Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi(respectful name for Li Er and Zhuang Zhou) enables people to realize that "intangibility" and "tangibility" always exist in the course of the development of things, just as the "existence" of traditional culture and the "inheritance" of intangible cultural heritage. Traditional village of the Tujia nationality in western Hubei is regarded as the "tangible" carrier so that its conservation is valuable. This paper, based on an in-depth field investigation, used the digital interactive design platform to study traditional villages of the Tujia nationality in western Hubei and their culture and used the virtual simulation and the digital preservation method to conduct a study after combining the culture of the Tujia nationality with its carrier. This paper also put forward the development mode for other "conservation" projects in western Hubei.

Decorative Art of Doors and Windows in Southern Jiangxi:Taking Bailu Ancient Village as an Example

China,as a country with 56 ethnic groups,has different geographical location,historical development and national customs.Residents in different places have incorporated different cultural characteristics when building local houses.This differentiated cultural and artistic feature is a reflection of the cultural connotation in a specific age and region.However,cultural protection is not always perfect.Many details are missed in this torrent of conservation culture,and door and window decorations are in this position.When collecting data,it is found that there is very little research on door and window decoration in Jiangxi.In this study,taking the doors and windows of Bailu Ancient Village as an example,combined with the cultural history of door and window decoration in southern Jiangxi,the artistic essence and historical value of the decorative patterns of houses were discussed.After searching a large number of documents,a field investigation was conducted in Bailu Ancient Village.Through direct observation of doors and windows and asking local residents about their understanding of door and window decoration,the history,current situation and future of door and window decoration in Bailu Ancient Village were described in detailed and predicted roughly.

Comparison of Spatial Forms between Villages under Different Cultures in Jiangxi Province

Taking Meipi Village and Zhuqiao Village as the research objects,the external space,internal space and architecture form of the ancient villages were compared,and the law and essence of village pattern under different cultures were summarized in this article,so as to provide ideas for the preservation and continuation of Jiangxi's history and culture and innovative rural development.

Research on Spatial Perception and Inheritance of Traffic Settlement:A Case Study of Yuliang Ancient Village in Huizhou

Studying the spatial structure of ancient villages is helpful to grasp the spatial development of ancient villages and provides scientific methods for the protection and inheritance of villages.Taking Yuliang ancient village as an example,the paper analyzed the overall village space,street space and residents’perception of node space through field visits,questionnaire survey,space syntax and space perception.It was found that the spatial perception of Yuliang ancient village focused on the core traffic space,important ancient buildings and other spatial elements and;the residents’perception degree was positively related to the function,economic value and convenience degree of spatial elements.Finally,the methods of spatial form inheritance of ancient villages,such as transforming spatial functions,reserving spatial carriers and increasing spatial connections,are put forward.

Venerable Villages on Mount Danxia

SCENERY along the world＇s longest highspeed railway from Beijing,on the vast North China Plain,southward to Guangzhou,over the Yellow River and Yangtze River,changes in the space of a few hours,as does the sky from overcast to pure and fresh.Mount Danxia then comes into view through the shifting clouds,among the red sandstone landforms that are named after it.