A Study on the Clustered Cultural Landscape and the Adaptability of Land-bridge Corridor and Network Methods
This paper briefly discusses the origin of land-bridge theory and defines the concepts of land-bridge corridors and networks,as well as their broad and narrow connotations.It summarizes the clustering characteristics of most cultural landscapes,and through examples such as the Great Wall,the Southwest Xuan-pu settlement,the Straight Road of the Qin Dynasty and the Tai-hang Mountains and hills urban cluster,clarifies the phenomenon and pattern of cultural landscapes clustered around land-bridge corridors or networks,and summarizes four characteristics of these clustered cultural landscapes that are tailored to the mountains,with roads as the bones,no hazards in high places,harmony between heaven and humanity;Based on the principle that the characteristics of land-bridges are rarely recognized,both narrow and broad,and presented at multiple scales,three groups of clustered cultural landscapes,including the Red Army Long March route,Jianghan Plain hilly settlements,and Nanzhang fortress,are selected as examples to explore the composition,morphology,characteristics,and selection methods of corresponding land-bridge corridors or networks at different scales,and to elaborate on their adaptability,And it points out the systematic ideological value of the land-bridge method in the study of corresponding clustered cultural landscapes,as well as its methodological significance for the study of other clustered cultural landscapes.We aim to enrich the research methods of scenic heritage through innovative thinking.
landscape architectureclustered cultural landscapeland-bridge corridor and networklandscape heritage theory and method