Study On The Planning And Design Of Plant Landscaping For Plateau-Mountain Type Park In The Loess Plateau

China is a mountainous country characterized by the complex landform, which has aboundant scenic spots and parks developed on the basis of mountainous geomorphology. The Loess Plateau possesses vast mountainous areas which have a close tie with the development of towns and cities. Because of bad natural conditions, poor land properties, lacking vegetation and land resources, people living in the region really want a green ecological environment in which they could enjoy life like people in other regions. With the modernization of cities, the importance of the ecological and environmental recovery and construction in the mountainous region has been recognized. Therefore, construction of the plateau-mountainous type parks in these areas have become a key issue in improvement of the ecological environment, life quality and establishing the urban green land system.Based on literature review and field investigation , the paper is divided into two parts. Part 1, as a theoretic study, firstly introduces the background and the objective of the study, determining the basis of the study. And then, based on generalizing and summary of the natural environment, vegetation division and topographic scenic function, the paper, from angles of plant landscape characteristics, type, and function, analyzes elements of plant landscape in the loess plateau-mountain type park. According to the conditions established in the above discussions, the study has put a focus on requirements on various terranes, artificial facilities, plant design approaches of the natural and humanistic landscapes which are all suitable for the loess plateau- mountain type park. Part 2 , as a case study, selected typical mountainous parks in the Loess Plateau and analyzes the plant design approaches and features of the plant landscaping. In addition, the paper practically employs the design approaches of the plant landscape in the loess plateau-mountain type park in the project of"Longhushan scenic spot in Zichang county, Shaanxi province"through the combination of theory and practice.By this study, the author brings up the peculiarity and distinction in the plant landscape design of the loess plateau-mountain park, and generalizes the suitable plant landscape design approaches, which is significant for the principles of"design on the basis of nature"and"to suit the measure to local conditions".