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Architecture and Urbanism Protection and utilization of traditional villages

be interconnected in the construction. Taking into account installed underground as much as possible to avoid
the consumption demand of tourist crowds brought by pulling them.
the industrial sector of Songshan Lake, Dongqing Lake (ii) The intentional creation of landscape nodes
Wetland Park, and Ecological Belt, integrated planning The layout of Jiangbian Village reflects the principle of
is carried out for each characteristic resource point, cultural scenery everywhere, and the alignment of the
such as Jiangbian Village, Wanfu An Shell Mound and main longitudinal lanes all take the mountain view into
Qiufeng Park, to improve and enhance the overall touring consideration. For example, Shangxianheng alleyway
experience of Jiangbian Village. Moreover, on the basis overlooks Hubanling Mountain; De alleyway faces
of spatial linkage, the construction of various supporting Hubanling Mountain, where the mountain is visible
services and facilities for tourism in the historic village is after entering the village. The organic combination of
improved, and fresh and diversified cultural displays and water body and lane connection, the construction of
leisure activities are provided to enhance the attraction reservoirs (small reservoirs with landscape design),
and retention capacity of Jiangbian Village, so as to achieve the use of important public buildings (such as Sima’s
mutual assistance in function and complementary industry house, Xingrenli Gate, etc.) to form several control
patterns. While leaving nostalgia for urban development, it nodes, beautifying old wells and trees, etc., with
promotes the development of the village and realizes the roads, water bodies, ditch string, organized into an
harmonious coexistence of the village and the city. extremely organic village pattern. The landscape
nodes are created to preserve history and promote
4.3. Making up for shortcomings and improving innovative development. Through the organization
quality: Renewal of physical environment while
protecting rural characteristics the public space in the historic village, using the
unused vacant land in the village, combined with
The existing physical environment of Jiangbian historic the surrounding buildings, old trees, etc., the overall
village is still unable to meet the actual needs of villagers landscape environment is enhanced and transformed
and cannot accommodate new urban functions. Therefore, into a pocket park, outdoor exhibition hall, public
the village’s infrastructure and living environment should activity center, etc. for the leisure and entertainment
be comprehensively improved on the basis of continuing of villagers and tourists.
the original village pattern and preserving its overall (iii) Highlighting the native features of cultural relics
spatial and cultural values. Secondly, for historical The architectural space of Jiangbian Village is
buildings, the appearance should be retained and the well-defined, well-preserved, and has outstanding
internal space should be appropriately renovated to meet characteristics. The residential, historical, ritual,
the new functional needs. In this process, it is important cultural, and educational buildings, and other types
to fully excavate the most characteristic material and of buildings, the overall planning and design of
intangible cultural elements of the village to strengthen the historic village building should be completed
their prominence to ensure the effective inheritance of the according to the category and its degree of preservation
village culture. intact classification, the preservation - renovation –
(i) Street and alley space presentation and continuation restoration, and other ways. The wasteland should be
For many years, the infrastructure construction cleared, and the environment of cultural relics ontology
in the Jiangbian Village has been stagnant, with should be improved. The architectural style around
damaged roads, blocked drainage and sewers, the site should be restored, and the derelict buildings
and poor environmental sanitation, causing many should be renovated and transformed to improve the
inconveniences. Most of the “three vertical and fifteen environment around the cultural relics. For example,
horizontal” lanes are 2 m wide, and the connection the original courtyard pattern of Huang’s Ancestral
between the street should be sorted out based on Hall, Sima’s house, and other well-preserved original
their status. Besides, the street patterns should be buildings should be restored, so that their history
preserved, and lanes <1 m wide should be widen can be preserved. Besides, the existing structure of
to at least 1.5 m to meet fire fighting requirements. complete buildings should be well-protected, and the
Historic lanes that are damaged and uneven should main structure of the buildings should be reinforced
be repaired; stones, weeds, and debris should be to keep them intact. Moreover, the fire and insect
removed, and the characteristics of the lanes should prevention should be improved for wooden structures.
be preserved. Moreover, the lighting facilities such as Buildings that are seriously damaged should be
streetlights should be improved, and the power supply repaired by replacing part of the beams and columns
lines, network lines, TV signal lines, etc. should be and the missing wooden components. Finally, the

Volume 5 Issue 1 (2023) 11 https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.406