Research For The Fort-type Settlement Of Nanzhang In Xiangfan

Northwest of Hubei is the crossed distric of north and sourth culture, Xiangfan is of the geography importance since ancient times, which each military commander wang to get it. Nanzhang is located on the west of the Han River, sourth of Xiangyang, north of Jingzhou, east of Bashu, so it is of more speciality districtly. Fort-type settlement is a settlement which gather the defences and lives toghether, we regard it as itself particularity. Fort-type settlement in Nanzhang have formed itself speciality under the influence of both North and sourth culture and such special geography factor. Moreover, With the development of the history, the military geoprahpy factor\ Chu culture and Three Kingdoms culture all lead Nanzhang fort-type settlement settlement to various kinds such as military fort-type settlement \ family fort-type settlement and sightseeing fort-type settlement or mutual interlocked of all, finally, it formed a district settlement layout which take Xiaoyan Town as a center, more in sourth less in north and are partly centralized second terrain ladder. Military fort-type settlement are of the line character and applicable for both attackments and defences, which are effected by military geography fators; family fort-type settlement are fully combinated with topography, it take actions that suit local circumstances to form various layout such as line and group settlement; furthermore, sightseeing fort-type settlement are integrated with nature and mountain massif and creat a special atmosphere. Nanzhang fort-type settlement is of the sharp-cut surrounding space defence form and defence hierarchy model and also of the defence leval of outer space defence of sharp-cut division, elastic troop transport - road defence and flexible laneway defence. moreover, each defence level is of itself space shaping specility. Building inside fort-type settlement are mainly sentry building, door building, meeting, ancestral hall and living building and so on which are built based on defence level, uniform construction are adopted for these buildings, simple and natural beauty all come out. Nanzhang fort-type settlement fully adopted district stone material and created Nanzhang distric characteristic, so we call that Nanzhang fort-type settlement are rich in culture value, economic value and social value, and show a great development potential.