The Research On Landscape Of Traditional Settlement In Vallies Of Southern Tibet

The southern Tibetan river valley located in the river valley, which is the main farming region of Tibet, and is also the original source of Tibetan agricultural civilization. Besides, this region is the core of "WeiZang" region which is the most important part of Tibet culture. In this valley there keeps lots of traditional settlements. These traditional settlements engendered in special natural environment of Tibet plateau and also effected by local distinctive social culture .Based on Those kinds of elements, traditional settlements in this area are extraordinary and notable. So, this thesis not only uncover the secret code of these traditional settlements, but also constitute the vital foundation of Tibetan traditional settlements research.The standpoint of this thesis think landscape is not only the mapping of matter, but also the carrier of spirit. Based on this reason, this thesis concentrate on the construction of settlements .Not only this, much more words are used to explore the relationship between person and landscape. By analyzing the scenes of these traditional settlements, dissecting the activities of people in this circumstance, reveal the characteristic of settlement landscape in deep layer.There are three levels in this research. The first level is on the macroscopic direction and focused on the settlements location and arrangement. The second level is on the common direction to analyze the elements of landscape and the relationship of these elements. The third level is on the microcosmic direction to analyze the activities of people in settlements. According to these analysis on three levels summarize the peculiarity of landscape of traditional settlements in south Tibetan valley.