Spatial Characteristics and Evolution Rule of Historical Villages and Towns along the Grassland Silk Road
This study focuses on the Grassland Silk Road and looks at 1 133 historical villages and towns along the Inner Mongolia section of Haalgan-Khuree Routes.It explores the coupling relationship between the spatial and temporal distribution of historical villages and towns,and the natural environment and ancient road at the macro level.It then summarizes the spatial morphology and functional characteristics of three historical towns and villages with military defense influence,temple influence and trade influence,and through the theory of regional system,explores the internal driving factors and external influencing factors of historical village evolution,and further summarizes the evolution rules.The proposed research framework of historical villages and towns along the Grassland Silk Road will lay a foundation for subsequent heritage protection of historical villages and towns along the Road,and provide a theoretical basis for the sustainable development of human settlement environment along the Belt and Road Routes.
Grassland Silk RoadInner MongoliaHaalgan-Khuree Routeshistorical villages and townsspatial morphologyevolution rule