The evolution of traditional ancient towns in South China: Tangjiawan Ancient Town in Zhuhai city
Based on the urban morphology theory of the Conzen School and the actual situation of the Tangjiawan Ancient Town, a morphological process analysis of the Tangjiawan Ancient Town was conducted. The end result is a visualization of the process of urban form evolution. The first objective is to descri...
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| description | Based on the urban morphology theory of the Conzen School and the actual situation of the Tangjiawan Ancient Town, a morphological process analysis of the Tangjiawan Ancient Town was conducted. The end result is a visualization of the process of urban form evolution. The first objective is to describe the morphological framework of Tangjiawan Ancient Town and the morphological changes that occurred during its development. The current urban landscape is divided into units by superimposing morphological units, building types, and land use. The results of the division also reflect the morphological development, structure, and compositional characteristics of the ancient city of Tangjiawan. Using Tangjiawan Ancient Town in Zhuhai city as an example, on-site research, historical evidence, urban morphology analysis methods, and interviews were used to elaborate and analyze the spatial structure and evolution process of traditional ancient towns in South China. In particular, morphological units, building types, and land use are included. The morphological map of the Tangjiawan ancient town is inconsistent with the current economic-oriented development of ancient town planning. This shows that current planning is less concerned with the physical form of architectural heritage, which may lead to further damage to the landscape of the ancient town. This study provides a strong reference for the follow-up planning of ancient town protection of the same type from the perspective of morphology and area and provides ideas for the subsequent preparation of protection plans. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c737d6b084c04b6db1302c6ecf3c02c12025-08-20T03:52:57ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering1347-28522025-05-012432114213210.1080/13467581.2024.23497542349754The evolution of traditional ancient towns in South China: Tangjiawan Ancient Town in Zhuhai cityJunxin Song0Yile Chen1Liang Zheng2Qiang Tang3City University of MacauMacau University of Science and TechnologyMacau University of Science and TechnologyShunde PolytechnicBased on the urban morphology theory of the Conzen School and the actual situation of the Tangjiawan Ancient Town, a morphological process analysis of the Tangjiawan Ancient Town was conducted. The end result is a visualization of the process of urban form evolution. The first objective is to describe the morphological framework of Tangjiawan Ancient Town and the morphological changes that occurred during its development. The current urban landscape is divided into units by superimposing morphological units, building types, and land use. The results of the division also reflect the morphological development, structure, and compositional characteristics of the ancient city of Tangjiawan. Using Tangjiawan Ancient Town in Zhuhai city as an example, on-site research, historical evidence, urban morphology analysis methods, and interviews were used to elaborate and analyze the spatial structure and evolution process of traditional ancient towns in South China. In particular, morphological units, building types, and land use are included. The morphological map of the Tangjiawan ancient town is inconsistent with the current economic-oriented development of ancient town planning. This shows that current planning is less concerned with the physical form of architectural heritage, which may lead to further damage to the landscape of the ancient town. This study provides a strong reference for the follow-up planning of ancient town protection of the same type from the perspective of morphology and area and provides ideas for the subsequent preparation of protection plans.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2024.2349754historic urban landscapeurban morphologyconzen schoolmorphological mapancient town form |
| spellingShingle | Junxin Song Yile Chen Liang Zheng Qiang Tang The evolution of traditional ancient towns in South China: Tangjiawan Ancient Town in Zhuhai city Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering historic urban landscape urban morphology conzen school morphological map ancient town form |
| title | The evolution of traditional ancient towns in South China: Tangjiawan Ancient Town in Zhuhai city |
| title_full | The evolution of traditional ancient towns in South China: Tangjiawan Ancient Town in Zhuhai city |
| title_fullStr | The evolution of traditional ancient towns in South China: Tangjiawan Ancient Town in Zhuhai city |
| title_full_unstemmed | The evolution of traditional ancient towns in South China: Tangjiawan Ancient Town in Zhuhai city |
| title_short | The evolution of traditional ancient towns in South China: Tangjiawan Ancient Town in Zhuhai city |
| title_sort | evolution of traditional ancient towns in south china tangjiawan ancient town in zhuhai city |
| topic | historic urban landscape urban morphology conzen school morphological map ancient town form |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2024.2349754 |
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