Nowadays the fast urban sprawl in China has generated huge pressures on preserving cultural heritages and historical city characteristics. This paper abstracts the urban pattern of "shan-shui-city" (Mountain...Nowadays the fast urban sprawl in China has generated huge pressures on preserving cultural heritages and historical city characteristics. This paper abstracts the urban pattern of "shan-shui-city" (Mountain-Water-City) from the traditional Chinese urban landscapes and urban layout, and illustrates it in detail from multiple dimensions of culture, function and aesthetics. To promote the adoption of "shan-shui-city" con-cept, this paper proposes the strategies of historical environment protection and development at three spatial levels: to establish the artistic struc-ture at regional level, to maintain and refine the scenery system at city level, and to create the spirit of place at site level.展开更多
文摘Nowadays the fast urban sprawl in China has generated huge pressures on preserving cultural heritages and historical city characteristics. This paper abstracts the urban pattern of "shan-shui-city" (Mountain-Water-City) from the traditional Chinese urban landscapes and urban layout, and illustrates it in detail from multiple dimensions of culture, function and aesthetics. To promote the adoption of "shan-shui-city" con-cept, this paper proposes the strategies of historical environment protection and development at three spatial levels: to establish the artistic struc-ture at regional level, to maintain and refine the scenery system at city level, and to create the spirit of place at site level.
