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

landmark is not dynamic enough, so a water fountain a 2,000 sqm edible garden within the field complex
can be added to enhance the landscape effect (Figure 5). (Figure 7). Combining the culture of poetry and scripture
Some of the green areas in the village also need to be with agricultural production, a new type of farm garden
improved and can be decorated with colorful and fruit- integrating food, entertainment, and science education can
bearing plants, such as maple, ginkgo, persimmon, and so be formed, which provides a site to carry out parent-child
on, to complement the red roofs to enrich the colors of the activities, plant learning sessions, and other experiential
village, increase the tourist experiences and extend their education programs, thereby attracting a large number of
stays (Figure 6). In addition, there are some side slopes tourists and maximizing the function of Yubai Village as a
and roadsides along the village’s perimeter, and the village local “service station.”
roads in Yubai Village that lack greening can be enhanced
by spraying seeds, ecological blankets, and climbing plants. 6.2.3. Creating an air corridor project
The characteristic landscape should be established so as
6.2.2. Construction of poetic edible garden as a to lead visitors from the Baipu Temple to the interior of
special agricultural experience area the village, thus providing traffic for the “service station.”
China is an ancient civilization with a long history of At present, the air corridor is a missing item in the
agriculture, and Mentougou District is one of the first tourism of Mentougou District, so it is planned to take the
places where agricultural cultivation began (Zhang & intersection between two Side Roads as the starting point,
Liu, 2008). From the classic literature such as the Book of and the dining service center in the village as the endpoint,
Songs (Shi Jing) and the Compendium of Materia Medica and the proposed air corridor along the mountain with a
(Ben Cao Gang Mu), edible plants with ornamental effects total length of about 700 m is a special landscape. On the
can be selected for matching combinations and designing other hand, a lookout platform and stairs are planned to be
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Figure 5. (A) The signage located at the village entrance. (B) Location of the village signage. Source: Photo and drawing by the authors.

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Figure 6. (A) Location plan of village entrance landscape enhancement design. (B) Village plan of entrance landscape enhancement design.
Source: Drawings by the authors

Volume 6 Issue 1 (2024) 7 https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.0953