The Research Of Hangzhou Memorial Landscape

As one of the oldest types of landscape architecture, the Memorial Landscape has an important role and function. Compared with the other types, the Memorial Landscape contains more cultural, historical and symbolical meanings because it is a materialized form of humans' feelings and a medium which could provoke visitors more deep thinking.The Memorial Landscape may help the visitors understand that the landscape is not merely an entertainment place, but also an agent for communication and culture exchange. Therefore, it has an essential meaning for the landscape development. Hangzhou, as a city with rich historical and cultural resources, is dotted with typical Memorial Landscape. Hence, a research of the Memorial Landscape in Hangzhou will be beneficial for the comprehensive research of the whole Memorial Landscape system as well as for the development of the landscape construction in the city.The thesis begins with the definition of the "Memorial Landscape" and the origin of the "Memorial Mentality". Then it follows to summarize the feature of each Memorial Landscape based on a systematic research and some specific examples in order to give the comparatively systematic knowledge of the means of spatial environment expressions. Finally, the thesis is concluded with some comments and prospects for the development of the Memorial Landscape in Hangzhou which may have positive significance for future development of the Memorial Landscape in Hangzhou.Considering the profundity and the scope of the research employed in the thesis, this research is aimed to be systematic and comprehensive as well as specific. Furthermore, it shows different expression techniques required by the distinct types, which has both theoretical and practical significances for the designers of Memorial Landscape.