Lingnan Ancient Traditional River Village

The Small Chau Village is the central part of the "Wan Mu Gguo Yuan" fruit orchards protection region, which located in the south east of GuangChou. It is one of the most complete preserved ancient villages, reflecting the important characteristics, Tidal Road, of Pearl River Delta Plain. Its unique landscape, "tidal Roadâ– fruit trees", has a very high protection and research value. This research focuses on external space landscape of The small Chau Village. By using Literature research and investigation into analysis, summarize the natural conditions, cultural background, history and current status of the external space landscape. Use integrated research, case studies and logic analysis to study the external space environment of the village, elements, and the Enlightenment of creating the external space environment of modern residential area. The Research achieves the expected results. It is useful for protecting and developing the outstanding external space landscape resources of the Small Chau Village, promoting the reorganization and reuse of traditional landscape practices. Specific research findings are as follows:(l)The external space landscape of The Small Chau Village is influenced by The geographical location, topography, hydrology, meteorology, soil and other natural factors, economic, local culture, Feng Shui and many other factors. Gradually it forms the unique shape of the landscape and cultural:River embankment, excepting Wan Tu, orchards village, housing high thickness, water as finance, and the intake based locks, pay attention to geomancy, Matsu worship.(2) The external space landscape of The Small Chau Village is a combination of landscape elements from the negative space, these elements of the landscape characteristics are the key points of overall style and landscape patterns. Chau factors affecting the external space landscape of The Small Chau Village are:construction of villages and buildings, structures, roads and plazas, river water and green. Within this total, construction is the interface of the external space landscape. Their selection, patterns, combination models affect The external space landscape. Square and the road connect the inner space and the public space, affecting the fabric and form of the external space landscape. River is not only the most important sign of the external space landscape, an important hallmark of the village traffic hub, but also the intrinsic source of long-term survival and development. Gate roadway, bridges and other structures improve the narrow sense of rivers; richen the landscape of the river-level space. Localization of green plants acts as a soften agent between road, squares, architecture and the river, so that the two diametrically opposite elements can melt together gently, forming the public space. These elements infiltrate, rely on each other, forming the external space landscape system full of Lingnan geographical characteristics.(3) The external space landscape of The Small Chau Village features can be summarized as follows:orderly river interface, cordial and pleasant near water berths, and the broad plain of the hydrophilic space; lush vegetation external fruit orchards, dynamic river greening, and unique Feng Shui tree; bases on the bridges forming the traffic and visual node with the imprint of cultural backgrounds of villages; strong sense formed by the space of Gate Avenue; constituting the traditional Lingnan river ancient villages by suiFig. scale of Lane Avenue. The trail way along the river form the extensive association space; near water Plaza intent to create the unique place of the Contacts.(4) The outside space environment of The Small Chau Village create a landscape approach in modern living environment landscape in the following ways:rational hydrophilic space, improve water utilization of the landscape, creating a rich sense of the near water interface. Improve the environment of modern residential landscape of roads, squares method of organization, and the two water bodies, reasonable vegetation, enhance the characteristic of landscape,the landscape characteristics of the square space and movement to create smooth, changing road systems Square landscape. Bold selection of local plants, the plants take full advantage of the geographical features and improving the living environment of the district geographical features; Using some of the local plant flowers, fruit, leaf color changes and enhance the landscape plants can be involved in, create a significant geographical feature, with interesting landscape.