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Architecture and Urbanism Regenerating tradition: Rural revitalization

design and construction model will also be an important Author contributions
direction for future research. To be consistent with the
holistic nature of Li family’s farming traditions, the Conceptualization: Keshen Wu
upgrading of the existing residential facilities in the Li Resources: Bo Chen
villages should also be included in the design of future Supervision: Andrew Toland, Martin Bryant
Writing – original draft: Keshen Wu
green infrastructural network. While this research offers Writing – review & editing: Andrew Toland, Martin Bryant,
promising conclusions for the longevity of Li family’s Yong He, Bo Chen
agricultural tradition and a more sustainable environment
in Hainan, future landscape design for rural revitalization Ethics approval and consent to participate
needs to conduct in-depth interdisciplinary research with
related disciplines, such as law, economics, and politics. Not applicable.
Such exploration will contribute to the improvement Consent for publication
of China’s rural revitalization policies and legislation,
providing a top-down assurance for the on-ground practice Not applicable.
of green infrastructure.
Availability of data
5. Conclusion The data that support the findings of this study are available

After nearly a century of modernization, China has indeed on request from the author Keshen Wu on reasonable
achieved remarkable success in eradicating rural poverty. request.
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https://doi.org/10.16675/j.cnki.cn14-1065/f.2023.08.049
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Liu, Y. Q., & Xu, H. (2022). Fei wu zhi wen hua yi chan yuan zhen
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