Study On Xi’an South Gate Of Culture Square Landscape Design

Cities always carry on as before in the long course of history. That’s why there are so many specious green lawns on the square that are inaccessible for sightseers, and thus our square landscape lacks internal vitality. Consequently, people are reluctant to stay there in midsummer, and the bone-chilling north wind in winter quenches people’s desire to go there as well. It is therefore of great importance to manage, protect and carry forward the outstanding traditional culture for the people. To this end, attention should be paid to the role of historic culture in developing urban landscape and the manifestation of fundamental cultural characteristics. Culture is full of regional character, so we should unearth its historical information and design a landscape in line with both regional character and urban characteristics in which people are highly involved.This paper focuses on the South Gate Square in Xi’an to clarify the descriptions on city wall and square, in an attempt to understand the direction and expression of square landscape. It presents a conceptive project design over the protection and development of South Gate city wall. Being an important area of fortifications in Xi’an, a world cultural heritage site, and a key link in Xi’an tourism system, South Gate Square has a direct impact on the taste of the old city and increasingly becomes a symbol of old city protection. Against this background, this paper extracts the elements that signify urban spirit and then begins with early investigation, overall planning and landscape design to discuss in detail the specific contents such as scene layout, function distribution, traffic situation, landscape facilities and plant matching- to attract more square-goers to the South Gate Square.