Perception of"City-Lake"System's Spatial Scope &Landscape Formation with Regional Orientation:Taking Huizhou West Lake as an Example
The traditional"city-lake"system is an important part of picturesque urban landscape system in China and has important implications for urban construction today.This paper discusses the spatial scope and landscape formation of the"city-lake"system from a regional perspective,taking Huizhou West Lake and ancient city as examples,with the aid of geo-information technology and the basis of local historical documents,maps,and Guangdong regional history research.Based on the results of the hydrological analysis and the comparison of historical drawings,the research suggests that the spatial scope of"city-lake"system is based on the sub-basin units in which the city-lake water system is located.And then,based on the spatial scope definition,the results of the statistical and spatial analysis of the Huizhou"city-lake"system's landscape formations are interpreted from the perspective of the regional development history of Guangdong.It is convincing demonstrations of the complex interrelationship between historical-geographical regions and the"city-lake"system,and the"historical urban landscape"nature of the"city-lake"system,which has theoretical and practical implications for understanding the dynamics of traditional Chinese spatial design and construction.