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Journal of Chinese

Architecture and Urbanism

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
An analysis of the development path of ethnic

villages under the protection of traditional
Jiarong culture

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Hao Wu * , Hongtao Liu * , and Francesco Abbamonte 3
1 Department of Environmental Design, School of Art Design, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan,
China
2 Department of Architecture, School of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu,
Sichuan, China
3 Department of Architecture, School of Architecture, University of Naples, Naples, Campania, Italy
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Conservation and Utilization of Rural Heritage in the
Context of Rural Revitalization)

Abstract
Most of the villages in the north-west ethnic areas of Sichuan are located within a
culturally rich zone. However, during the process of village modernization, the protection
and inheritance of traditional culture are often overlooked. This study has investigated
the construction techniques and spatial components of traditional villages in Lixian,
*Corresponding authors: Sichuan Province, from the perspective of cultural inheritance. It analyzes and synthesizes
Hao Wu
(wuhao@mail.xhu.edu.cn) representative design language and proposes a design concept that combines spatial
Hongtao Liu perspective and cultural inheritance to conduct research on design paths aimed at
(bridge115@126.com) strengthening functional positioning, optimizing spatial layout, improving village style,
Citation: Wu, H., Liu, H. & and improving infrastructure. The objective is to establish a research path to maintain
Abbamonte, F. (2024). An analysis the village-style during post-disaster process reconstruction and village development,
of the development path of ethnic thus protecting the unique local architectural culture and achieving comprehensive
villages under the protection of
traditional Jiarong culture. Journal village development. In addition, we explored issues such as the lack of architectural
of Chinese Architecture and style and the lagging development of human settlements, aiming to promote rural
Urbanism, 6(2), 2043. revitalization and integrated urban-rural development in this area.
https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.2043
Received: October 15, 2023
Keywords: Ethnic village; Design path; Sustainable development; Rural revitalization;
Accepted: February 20, 2024
Protection of traditional culture
Published Online: May 10, 2024
Copyright: © 2024 Author(s).
This is an open-access article
distributed under the terms of the 1. Introduction
Creative Commons Attribution-
Non-Commercial 4.0 International Sichuan harbors the second-largest Tibetan population in China, mainly concentrated
(CC BY-NC 4.0), which permits all in the transition zone between the first and second steps of the Tibetan Plateau and the
non-commercial use, distribution,
and reproduction in any medium, Sichuan Basin, as well as the Hengduan Mountain area along the upper reaches of the
provided the original work is Minjiang River (Ren et al., 2022; Wang et al., 2022) (Figure 1). The Hengduan Mountain
properly cited. area exhibits significant cultural diversity, distinguishing itself as one of the most
Publisher’s Note: AccScience culturally varied regions in China (Li, 2012). Within the hinterlands of the Hengduan
Publishing remains neutral with Mountain area in western Sichuan province lies an important branch of the Tibetan group
regard to jurisdictional claims in
published maps and institutional — the Jiarong Tibetan (Figure 2). Tibetan culture stands out from other ethnic groups
affiliations. through various facets, such as vibrant festival activities, distinctive ethnic costumes, and

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