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Analysis of the Spatial Form of Ancient Cities based on Image Theory: Taking the Ancient City of Zhangzhou as an Example

Author(s)

Quanquan Rui1, Kunpeng Gu2,*

Affiliation(s)

1School of Urban Construction, Fuzhou Technology and Business University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China 2College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

The construction of historical and cultural blocks in ancient cities is a new direction for the development of tourism in historical and cultural cities. As the core of the famous historical and cultural city of Zhangzhou and an important window of the city's image, the ancient city of Zhangzhou plays a decisive role in the development of Zhangzhou. This article is based on the theoretical study of Kevin Lynch's "Image of the City", and analyzes the spatial form of the ancient city of Zhangzhou from the material form (roads, boundaries, areas, nodes and landmarks) and spiritual form (specialty snacks, traditional operas, handicrafts) ), conducting a study on the individual characteristics and overlapping characteristics of the image elements, revealing that the image elements of Zhangzhou ancient city need to coordinate with each other to ensure the integrity and distinctiveness of the ancient city's characteristics, promote the sustainable development of the ancient city's spatial form, and have an impact on the overall spatial system and human environment of the ancient city.

Keywords

Urban Image; Image Elements; Zhangzhou Ancient City; Spatial Form; Ancient City Characteristics

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