The Xi'an section of the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains is an area prone to flooding.Through long-term game and symbiosis with stormwater and floods,local traditional villages have accumulated flood-adaptive wisdom characterized by low technology,low cost,and low maintenance.Under the context of increasing flood risks today,such wisdom of traditional practices proves to be a significant reference for promoting regional human-water harmony,flood resilience,and sustainable development.Taking the traditional villages near valley mouths within a typical area of the northern foothills of the Qinling Mountains as an example,based on field survey,multi-source data comparison and mutual verification,and graphical analysis,this research first clarified the relationship between flood adaptation and village construction.It then studied the flood-adaptative wisdom of the sample villages in three aspects:site selection,road system layout,and flood control facility system.This research expects to provide theoretical and empirical references for the planning and construction of flood-resilient urban-rural living environments in the New Era.
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