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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Culture & play in Xi’an’s parks: 7Cs evaluation

Figure 1. The location of research sites
Source: Drawing by the authors

Figure 3. Daming palace national heritage park
Figure 2. Tang city wall heritage park Source: Photo by authors (2024)
Source: Photo by authors (2025)
space evaluation studies, ensuring consistency across
matrix, followed by a consistency check to ensure reliability. responses. The parent-focused questionnaire (Table 3)
This analysis confirmed that the consistency ratio was emphasized practical aspects such as safety, functionality,
below 0.1, meeting AHP methodological standards and interactivity, while the expert-focused questionnaire
(Table 2). (Table 4) centered on cultural representation, design
To further assess play space designs, separate coherence, and innovation.
questionnaires were developed for parents and experts, A total of 150 parent questionnaires and 30
each containing 21 items corresponding to the evaluation expert questionnaires were distributed for each park.
factors. A five-point Likert scale was used to measure Observational surveys were conducted in public park
responses, where 1 = very dissatisfied, 2 = dissatisfied, settings, where parents were invited to participate
3 = neutral, 4 = satisfied, and 5 = very satisfied. This scale voluntarily through publicly available questionnaires
was chosen for its clarity and widespread use in play placed in designated areas. No personal identifiers were

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