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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Cultural heritage in monastic settlements

Table 4. Type‑level indices of landscape patterns for Wuming Buddhist College
No. Index Quantitative Size indicator Shape indicator Convergence
indicators and divergence
indicator
Patch type NP (Pieces) CA (ha) PD (Pieces/ PLAND AREA MN AWMPFD AI (%) IJI (%)
100 ha) (%)
1 Woodland landscape 28 548.58 0.40 7.77 19.59 4.33 98.04 51.47
2 Grassland landscape 19 3,227.11 0.27 45.74 169.85 8.84 98.99 75.87
3 Watershed landscape 480 40.91 6.80 0.58 0.09 9.33 63.80 17.12
4 Religious landscape 35 99.2 0.50 1.41 2.83 4.59 95.01 52.97
5 Construction site landscape 220 12.50 3.12 0.18 0.06 1.54 78.85 43.84
6 Landscape of transport sites 607 27.38 8.60 0.39 0.05 12.17 52.11 61.05
7 Other land landscapes 1 3.52 0.01 0.05 3.52 1.95 97.37 61.15
Abbreviations: NP: Number of patches; PLAND, %: Percent of landscape; AWMPFD: Area-weighted mean patch fractal dimension; IJI: Interspersion
and juxtaposition index.

Figure 5. Distribution of landscaped sites of Wuming Buddhist College
Source: Drawing by the authors.

patches. The religious landscape is surrounded by residential the backdrop of the mountain where the temple is situated.
construction land, while the woodland landscape forms The area is connected by grassland landscape and transport

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