The Research On The Communication Function Of Kaifeng Hutong From The Perspective Of Space Media

Hutong is a traditional residential form and one of the urban landscapes in Kaifeng,it contains rich urban cultural resources and human activities.In the process of urban construction and urban renewal in Kaifeng,Hutong's cultural value and communication value increase instead of decreasing,more and more became a city card in Kaifeng,conveying the city information about Kaifeng to people,shaping people's perception of Kaifeng,protecting Hutong and Hutong culture has become a growing consensus,it is also gradually being practiced in the urban reconstruction.The protection and communication value of Hutong is not only in its “self-worth” as a city information and cultural resource,it is more about its function and value as a spatial medium in the construction of urban communication relations and the generation of spatial meaning.The communication referred to here does not only refer to the traditional process of information transmission,is the weaving and practice of relationship network,Hutong is the physical space in the city,it produced a variety of activities and communication relationship in the process of its development.Hutong is a characteristic resource in Kaifeng,the status and value are increasingly prominent in urban construction,it also plays a more diverse role in city life,regards hutong as a space media,in this perspective,combined with communication and sociology theory,we'll study what kind of communication function dose the hutong play in the process of urban communication.The first part of the article introduces Hutong and Hutong culture of Kaifeng,highlights the current status,characteristics and cultural composition.The second part explains how the Hutong serves as space medium,discusses the space medium property of Hutong and its communication characteristics.Hutong's readability,connectivity,and symbolization give it space media characteristics,it determined Hutong's communication characteristics,which includes transmission of visual information,communication process and shared communication space.The third part focus on analyzing the communication function of Hutong,from three aspects of cultural metaphor,image cognition and space production.The last part discuss the current shortcomings of Kaifeng Hutong,from the two aspects of Hutong's multiple contacts and digital technology integration,and listed the cases of other domestic cities aims to give some inspiration and reflection.As a space medium,Hutong can inherit the urban context and concepts,retain urban memory,construct the city image,on the other hand,Hutong embedded in people's daily life,make people form a city image recognition and space memory,and showing a variety of spatial relations and space significance in the process of development in Hutong.This is the result of the urban development,it is also an in-depth expression of Hutong communication value.This study will help to better understand the relationship between Hutong,people and city.