Since ancient times, China is a country of opening. Interaction and penetration with many countries on the other side of the border are pregnant with Chinese culture with a long history behind it, the cities on the border line are the classic representative. Border city as the product of special region are intertwined with the Han culture, national culture as well as various foreign cultures, not only is it the node of national image, but also the forward position for absorption of foreign cultures and the stage of national culture, which is a spokesman for the state and nation's image.The theses is an urban form study of the cities on the border line based on the view of cultural geography, According to the research Topic of cultural geography, which combined with the characteristics and the type of border cities, explore characteristics of cultural geography associated with the urban form and understand the factors of cultural geography which impacts the urban form, thus we can cognize the aspect of urban form from the geo-political, regional characteristics, natural environment, cultural property. Research the type of border cities from the geopolitical perspective, to recognize the relationship between the characteristics of urban form and the unique geographical factors and the cultural district. From regional differences and geographical conditions, combining the evolution of urban form and development to outstand the dominance of geographical conditions and the natural landscapeFrom studies about cultural landscape of perspective of cultural geography, exploring the interaction between human culture and urban form. The cities of Heihe, Quanzhou, Turks, Ruili are taken for example in urban form study of the cities on the border line based on the view of cultural geography, whose the urban form are anal sized by means of collecting and cognizing the information about four typical border cities. The urban form is analyzed in the aspect of cultural geography from the view of cites evolution and characteristics of urban form. the analysis factors in urban form study of the cities on the border line based on the view of cultural geography are emphasis of the theses, and the full analysis are proceed from the factors of pattern of regional culture—intercultural, foreign cultural and ecological, traditional culture and ideological, urban cultural landscape. At last, through summary analysis the practical theory and thinking are raised about the protection and development of border cities based on the view of cultural geography. |