Study on Geographical Spatial Characteristics and Historical Evolution of Gansu Post Station in Qing Dynasty
[Purpose/Significance]This paper examines the geographical spatial characteristics and histori-cal evolution of post station distribution in Gansu Province in Qing Dynasty to provide certain reference for the study of Qing history and digital humanities.[Method/Process]Utilizing ArcGIS and Latent Dirichlet Alloca-tion(LDA),this paper expounded the overall and local spatial distribution characteristics of Gansu post stations in Qianlong,Jiaqing and Guangxu periods in Qing Dynasty,and analyzed the geographical and historical factors influencing these distributions.[Result/Conclusion]The results show that the terrain and geomorphology of Gansu Province play a decisive role in the overall distribution of the stations.And,political,military,economic and social factors jointly affect the geographical spatial distribution characteristics and historical evolution of the stations.
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