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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Cultural tourism integration in Yubai Village

Figure 1. Location of Yubai Village. Source: Drawing by the authors

changed from service-oriented to mono-farming, causing
the economic situation to deteriorate seriously. However,
analyzing the geographical situation of Yubai Village, the
overall situation is good, and the traffic is convenient, with
the south side adjacent to the South Yan Road, which leads
to the neighboring villages such as Gaotai and Tianzhuang.
Thanks to its unique geographical location, it is still a
must-see on the local cultural tourism route. However, the
village has not yet converted its own conditions, such as
location and transportation, and ecological environment
into advantages to effectively drive regional economic
development. Therefore, there is an urgent need to explore
appropriate resource utilization methods in the context
of today’s culture and tourism integration, restore its post
function, and rejuvenate the village. Figure 2. Villagers’ work. Source: Photo by the authors
4.2. Insufficient village space and single industrial 4.3. Ineffectively utilized and scattered resources
structure In terms of ecological resources, Yubai Village is in a deep
The overall planning area of Yubai Village is 1610.69 ha, mountainous area with an altitude of 530 m and striking
of which 12.41 ha are under construction. The built-up scenery. The village covers a large area of woodland and
village is in the central south of the area and is distributed is rich in biodiversity. The scenic area of Tiansheng Lake
on terraced land. The village has 610 households with a on the south side of the village, with a quiet and elegant
total of 946 people, but the actual resident population is environment and fresh air, is now an idyllic place, which
only 180 households with 310 people, mostly elderly. This has been developed into a multipurpose recreational
highlights the serious problem of aging and brain drain. site suitable for water-friendly tourism and vacation,
The village is dominated by primary industry, mainly wilderness camping, and agricultural production.
forestry and fruit industry, producing walnuts, Chinese In terms of cultural resources, Yubai Village was built in
toons, and apricots (Figure 2), but the insufficient space of the Yuan dynasty (1206 – 1368), with a history of over 800
the village has given rise to a single economical structure, hundred years. The higher street in the village was formerly
which cannot support the development of village industry known as White Falls Ridge Street, and the other lower
and has low capacity efficiency. street was formerly known as Silt Pit Street, which was

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