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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Development protection of ethnic villages

4.2.3. The backward infrastructure and the these strategies objectively reflect the original cultural
inconvenience of living conditions expression of the area and truly demonstrate residents’
visions for village development. They provide a scientific
At present, the village has only one motor road providing
access to the county. However, due to its poor conditions, basis for the strategy of protection and utilization
of characteristic culture and help address potential
traffic flow is hindered, impacting the smooth circulation contradictions in the reality of cultural protection and
of urban and rural resource elements. Moreover, the utilization. Throughout the research process, we applied
village suffers from a lack of water supply and drainage basic theories of urban and rural planning, architectural
facilities, leading to the disorderly discharge of human and design, and cultural heritage protection. By aligning with
livestock sewage. Consequently, this has resulted in serious relevant policies and regulations of urban construction
pollution, contributing to a poor living environment and planning in Lixian County, we conducted research and
exacerbating the gap between urban and rural areas. analysis guided by principles such as “discard the dross

5. Protection and utilization strategy of and select the essential,” “discard the false and retain the
true,” “proceed from one point to another,” and “from the
Guantian Village cultural heritage surface to the inside.” Leveraging firsthand information
During the participation process, we conducted in-depth obtained through research, we employed research and
investigations, research, and analysis. Several structural analysis techniques such as pattern complementation,
talks were held with relevant local departments to functional principles, and holistic systems thinking. In
supplement and improve the content of the current addition, we adopted research methods such as reference,
investigation records. This allowed for an understanding of analogy, association, and inspiration to integrate cultural
local protection policies, management conditions, social construction into the whole space system.
economy, planning, and development. The strategies 5.1. Village regeneration strategy
proposed in this paper were formulated after a thorough
examination of the relevant environmental factors within 5.1.1. Integration of landscape and village and
the same cultural area and extensive communication with optimization of the space function
villagers to gauge their genuine aspirations. As a result, With the development of rural tourism, there has
been a notable shift in the pattern of multi-interests,
Table 1. Analysis of architectural color leading to a diversification of the main body of life and
a corresponding change in spatial typology. Planning
Color Cutline Quantity Proportion initiatives must fully consider the current circumstances
Whitewall 29 29/65 and conditions of the village, maintaining the existing
industrial chain and ecological quality while making
necessary adjustments to basic functions and effectively
Reddish-brown 4 4/28
Bianma wall improving the integration of scenic villages (Fang & Zhu,
(Light) 2022). The plan entails organizing the existing land, with
Reddish-brown 9 9/28 a focus on integrating construction land and delineating
Bianma wall functional areas such as the Jiarong New House group
(Middle) and the e-commerce logistics park group. This approach
Reddish-brown 15 15/28 aims to address the problem of land supply resulting from
Bianma wall industrial development and overcome the bottleneck in
(Dark) land use (Figure 18).

Figure 17. National elements in the current architecture. Source: Photos by the authors

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