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Journal of Chinese

Architecture and Urbanism

EDITORIAL
Cultural characteristics and application of

adaptive inheritance technology to traditional
Chinese rural areas

Cheng Wei 1,2† and Xiaoxiang Tang 2,3† *

1 Department of Urban Planning, School of Architecture, South China University of Technology,
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
2 National Key Laboratory of Subtropical Architecture and Urban Science, South China University of
Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
3 Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture, South China University of
Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Cultural Characteristics and Application of Adaptive
Inheritance Technology to Traditional Chinese Rural Areas)

China’s traditional rural areas harbor some of the world’s most extensive and
representative cultural heritage, characterized by a wealth of regional history, folklore,
and art. However, recent years have witnessed a rapid surge in urbanization and rural
construction driven by the push for rural revitalization, significantly impacting the
protection and inheritance of traditional rural culture. The evident disparities across
China’s rural areas necessitate tailored approaches to cultural protection and inheritance,
† These authors are the guest accommodating diverse lifestyles and spatial utilization patterns in different regions.
editors for this Special Issue. Addressing how to develop regionally adapted conservation and utilization techniques
*Corresponding author: aligned with the unique rural cultural characteristics and development needs is an
Xiaoxiang Tang urgent issue facing the inheritance of traditional rural regional culture in China.
(ssxxtang@scut.edu.cn)
In response to this imperative, this Special Issue focuses on exploring the regional
Citation: Wei, C., & Tang, X.
(2024). Cultural characteristics and cultural characteristics of Chinese villages and their applications in conservation and
application of adaptive inheritance inheritance technologies. It encompasses a range of topics, including the regional adaptive
technology to traditional Chinese rural protection methods of typical regional traditional villages, the combination of regional
areas. Journal of Chinese Architecture
and Urbanism, 6(2), 3301. culture and modern rural green building technology, the regional adaptive construction
https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.3301 methods of new rural buildings, and the adaptation relationship between the indoor
Received: March 28, 2024 physical environment of traditional folk houses and regional climate characteristics.
These discussions provide valuable references for the scientific recognition of rural
Published Online: May 15, 2024
cultural values, as well as for the implementation of adaptive protection and utilization
Copyright: © 2024 Author(s). techniques.
This is an open-access article
distributed under the terms of the In the first article, Wei et al. (2023) used Jiangbian Village in Dongguan City, a rapidly
Creative Commons Attribution-
Non-Commercial 4.0 International urbanizing area, as a case study. They explored the cultural heritage value and location
(CC BY-NC 4.0), which permits all characteristics of the village and proposed a strategy that integrates traditional village
non-commercial use, distribution, elements with the surrounding urbanization development trend. Their approach involves
and reproduction in any medium,
provided the original work is fostering cross-regional integrated development by leveraging surrounding resources.
properly cited. They advocate for the utilization of idle spaces within Jiangbian Village, integrating
Publisher’s Note: AccScience urban functions and public service facilities. By aligning these efforts with the overall
Publishing remains neutral with regional development pattern, they aim to foster the coordinated development of both
regard to jurisdictional claims in
published maps and institutional villages and cities. Ultimately, their goal is to realize dynamic protection and utilization
affiliations. of traditional villages amidst rapid urbanization.

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