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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Spatial morphology of cohesive village

Table 3. Distribution characteristics of core‑type villages
Village type Cohesive village Radial village
Distribution
characteristics
Quantity (PCS) 76 107
Proportion (Guangdong) 2.5% 3.7%
Location West Guangdong (Leizhou Peninsula) North and central Guangdong (Qingyuan, Guangzhou, etc.)
Era From Tang and Song dynasties to Ming and Qing dynasties Sui and Tang dynasties to Ming and Qing dynasties

Table 4. Comparison of spatial morphological characteristics between the cohesive village of Leizhou and the “nine dragons
toward a pearl” village of Chao Lake

Village Leizhou Peninsula cohesive village Chao Lake “nine dragons toward a pearl” village
Satellite map

Potouqiao Village, Leizhou Chao Lake, Longqiao Village
Topography Hills, plains (depressions, flat slopes), and lack of surface Hills, plains (depressions, flat slopes), and lack of surface
runoff runoff
Village morphology Fan-shaped, scissors-shaped, nest-shaped, etc., with Fan-shaped, scissors-shaped, nest-shaped, etc., with
comb-type-shaped edges comb-type-shaped edges
Morphological function Storage and drainage Storage and drainage
Residential Courtyard style, large and small Courtyard style, large and small
Type
Residential layout Longitudinal arrangement, strong cohesion, spacing, and Longitudinal arrangement, strong cohesion, tight, and
regularity irregularity
Alleyway planning Main lane: village entrance, surrounding village, longitudinal Main lane: village entrance, surrounding village, longitudinal
and horizontal and horizontal
Branch lane: longitudinal and horizontal, wide and narrow Branch lane: longitudinal and horizontal, wide and narrow
Structural cohesion and regularity Structural cohesion and regularity
Fengshui pond Village front end and other parts Village front end and other parts
Different shapes, the main form near the residential end is Different shapes, the main form near the residential end is
curved curved
There are often trees behind the pond There are no trees behind the pond
Ancestral hall layout Central node Central node
Fortification Outer layer: trees; middle layer: walls, defense ditches; inner Outer layer: walls, defense ditches; middle layer: sluice gate;
layer: sluice gate, watchtower inner layer: roof “Cuanjiao” (roof connection), no watchtower
Population nature Policy immigration, Jiangxi people Policy immigration, Jiangxi people
Social environment Military and civilian hamlets, construction of large-scale Military and civilian hamlets, construction of large-scale
water conservancy projects water conservancy projects

of dips and flat slopes in hilly or plain areas, commonly runoff, and the villages use spatial forms to plan water
known as “swallow’s nest” and “phoenix’s back” in Chao storage, reflecting their adaptability to the natural
Lake. Both places receive uneven rainfall and lack surface environment. Among them, most of the fengshui ponds

Volume 5 Issue 4 (2023) 8 https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.1224