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Architecture and Urbanism Urban features of PRD in online image

Table 7. Top ten and top three high‑frequency words in texts associated with central towns in Guangzhou
Name Top ten words (in order of frequency) Top three word
frequencies
1 2 3
Taihe town Travel, specialty, culture, food, valley, farm, Baishan village, Dongpo, refreshing, original 16 14 14
Zhongluotan town Valley, Longgang village, donation, energy, Chamber of Commerce, smooth, park, style, livelihood, home 17 13 10
for the elderly
Jianggao town South, park, countryside, culture, center, Hegang, base, development, old village, beautiful 22 13 10
Shilou town Darling, elementary school, shrine, south, seagull, land, plant, area, school, history 14 14 10
Shawan town Historical town, tourism, attractions, fulfillment, quality, photography department, scenery, Lingnan, 66 25 13
travelogue, broadway
Huadong town Landscape, region, landscape, town, Europe, photography department, landscape, resort, planning, 25 17 16
mountain towns
Tanbu town Village, garbage sorting, valley, south, beautiful, river and lake front, houses, subway, scenery, genealogy 16 15 10
Shiling town Valley, Cangxi, leather, platform, transportation facilities, investment, leather, digitalization, tourism, parks 16 15 11
Wanqingsha town Resettlement, scenery, action, new homes, amenities, environment, landscape, countryside, idyllic, mangroves 15 12 10
Dagang town Countryside, science and technology, valley, beauty, history and culture, sports, facilities, springtime, 13 10 10
scenery, Cantonese opera
Liangkou town Ecology, prune, beautiful, tourists, hot springs, reservoir, environment, tourism, blue rivers and lakes, tongue 20 15 10
Taiping town Tourism, attractions, tourists, Liuxi river, banks, parks, landscapes, valleys, historical towns, literature, 19 19 12
and history
Aotou town Valley, countryside, story, arts district, straw, agriculture, health, green, base, access 15 10 9
Xintang town City, culture, valley, elementary school, family, historical and modern, promotional association, library, 21 17 16
Ganquan Zhan, scenery
Shitan town City, slate, upstream, community, folklore, transportation facilities, tourism, flatbed, elementary school, 22 8 6
culture
Zhongxin town Urban, rural, valley, center, campus, architecture, high school, culture, community, home buying 35 8 8

Only two towns – Doumen town in Zhuhai city and They are characterized by their ability to receive significant
Yuezhen town in Zhaoqing city – are classified as “cultural urban influence, provide robust trade circulation, public
tourism towns.” These towns combine the textual imagery services, and other functions, and exhibit a strong
type “history, culture, and tourism” with the image inclination toward urbanization. Spatially, these towns
recognition tag “traditional towns.” This finding highlights are predominantly located on the periphery of large- and
their distinction compared to other traditional towns, with medium-sized cities or counties (Figure 7).
deeper impressions, more prominent cultural branding,
and uniquely recognizable nodes. 5. Discussion: The internet-based image
recognition method and its potential to
Xiqiao Town in Foshan City stands out as the only shape town landscapes
“eco-town,” with the image tag “plants” and the textual
imagery type “eco-development.” This suggests that Xiqiao Small towns serve as the initial stop for the urbanization
mountain’s countryside recreation function is more widely of rural populations. As central towns have remained in a
recognized by the public than similar landscape resources state of “semi-urbanization” for an extended period, their
in other towns. spatial characteristics often reflect a blend of urban and rural
dichotomies. These towns retain the original rural settlement
Furthermore, the overlay of the image tags texture while undergoing transformation and reconstruction
“architecture” and “urban events” with the textual imagery driven by urbanization. Small towns within the PRD urban
type “comprehensive service” identifies 19 towns, including agglomeration must navigate relationships with large- and
Xintang town in Guangzhou city. These “comprehensive medium-sized cities and megacities, tailoring their industries
service towns” demonstrate greater public recognition and development paths to their unique resource endowment
compared to other towns with similar landscape resources. and geographical locations (Luo, 2022).

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