Landscape Division of Traditional Settlement and Effect Elements of Landscape Gene in China

Abstract

The division of traditional settlement is the job with a strong concept with theory and practicality.It is one of the most important topics in studies on cultural division.In views of the characteristics of regional,systematic,stable,development,identical,typical and harmonious traditional settlement in China,setting the inner similarity of traditional settlement Image as precondition,and taking opposite consistency principle as main principle while considering other principles,this paper divides the nation's settlement into three large-sized regions,14 regions and 76 subregions.The division,from the practice,are based on the relevant principle,such as the principle of environmental constraints,the principle of cultural guidance,the principle of integrated regions,the principle of relevant identity,the principle of covering and non-continuity,the principle of structures,the principle of comprehensive and identity,etc.Naming principle of area at all levels is area-name plus charecteristic and general name.These large-sized regions,landscape regions and subregions are all different in environmental quality and cultural background,so their integrated settlement and architectural landscapes show strong identifiability and impressionality.The division of China's traditional settlement in this article is from the gene perspective rather than based on cultural characteristics used before.Finally,the paper,in the view of landscape gene,analyzes the main elements that influence the judges of China's traditional settlement genes,from the elements of psychology,ecology,aesthetics,environment,culture,time and order and so on.

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