| Rural civilization is the main body of the history of Chinese civilization,and villages are the carriers of this civilization.Cultivating and studying civilization is our soft power.Traditional villages carry the genetic code of Chinese civilization in the daily lives of generations of villagers,and their vitality needs to be activated through creative transformation and innovative development.The Xishuangbanna region in Yunnan Province is a region rich in diverse ethnic cultures.Introducing a spatial based theoretical framework to analyze it can retain rural nostalgia in the new era,and promote cultural revitalization to promote industrial and ecological revitalization in rural areas.The spatial gene theory explores the unique and relatively stable spatial composite pattern in the Dai village area of Menghan Town.It is not only the product of long-term interaction and evolution of rural space,natural environment,history and culture,but also carries the unique information of different regions,forms the distinctive logo,and plays a role in maintaining the harmonious relationship between the three.Through on-site visits,interviews and research,data collection,and literature review,a research framework was established to identify,extract,analyze,and construct spatial genes in Dai villages in Menghan Town.Dai villages were divided into three types: "spiritual space","living space",and "production space",and classified and identified through factor extraction;Further utilizing a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods,this thesis explores the spatial element combination and evolution mechanism of Dai villages,obtains eight sets of spatial genes of Dai villages,including village center space,settlement morphological structure,and settlement site selection,and analyzes their formation mechanisms from aspects such as natural environment,social culture,and economic development;Finally,by analyzing the growth pattern of the feature space,the spatial genes that need to be inherited and those that are difficult to inherit can be distinguished.The results show that the dominant mechanism of the Dai village space in Menghan Town is undergoing three changes: a shift from a single livelihood model to a diverse one,a shift from traditional ethnic concepts to modernity,and an increase in awareness of ethnic cultural protection.The changes in the mechanism of action will inevitably lead to changes in the elements of village production,life,and spiritual space,leading to changes in spatial genes.Following the laws of change,spatial creation can be continued,and genes in spiritual and living spaces such as village heart,village gate,Buddhist temple,and Dai courtyard can be continued.Adaptable changes in production spaces such as agricultural and livelihood methods can first ensure the improvement of the quality of life of villagers,At the same time,it also protects traditional culture.The conclusion is that the research on the connotation and mechanism of spatial genes can reveal the logic behind the formation of Menghan Town’s morphology.The dynamic development and abandonment approach is conducive to ensuring the modernization and improvement of people’s living standards.Only on this basis can we better protect the cultural heritage of villages,and planning and design can adapt to the development of modern society in a timely manner,truly unleashing the excellent ethnic wisdom and cultural value of the Dai people,Promote the pace of rural revitalization. |