Spatiotemporal Distribution Characteristics of Cultural Heritage and Their Association With Natural Environment in Meishan Area
The Meishan area is rich in distinct cultural heritage landscapes and has distinctive characteristics.The spatiotemporal distribution features of cultural heritage landscapes reflect the evolution law of human settlement space in central Hunan,which have great significance for integrated preservation,systematic management,and localized adaptation of cultural heritages.This study investigates Meishan's protected cultural relics,agricultural heritages,traditional villages,and ancient paths,uses the spatial analysis to examine the spatial distribution of cultural heritages at various periods and their association with the natural environment,and using the random forest model to analyze the impact of natural factors on the distribution of cultural heritages.Findings indicate that:1)Cultural heritages showed the randomly distribution from the period of Qin Dynasty-Han Dynasty to the period of Sui Dynasty-Tang Dynasty,whereas in other historical periods,it exhibited a clustered distribution.2)Distribution patterns varied significantly with time,showing a high-density shift from the middle and lower to the upper reaches of the Zijiang River.3)The distribution center of cultural heritages is shifting towards the southwest of the Meishan area,the aggregation degree is changing from agglomeration to dispersion.4)Influenced by natural conditions,these cultural heritages primarily distributed in plains or hills below 500 meters elevation,on slopes with 2° to 15° inclines,more than 1 km away from geological disaster zones,with a higher concentration within 1km of rivers and in lateritic regions.5)Rivers are the primary influencing factor on the cultural heritage distribution in this area,followed by geological disasters and topographic factors,soil factor is of least importance.
cultural heritagecultural relics protection unittraditional villagerandom forestnatural environmentriverMeishan area
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