Preliminary Study On The Traditional Dwellings Of QingMuChuan Ancient Town In Southern Shaanxi

The town of Qingmuchuan is located in the southwest of Ningqiang, a county in southern Shaanxi. It borders Sichuan province and Gansu province. In Ming dynasty, Qingmuchuan was a very prosperous town. However, even so many years have passed, Qingmuchuan still managed to preserve a great number of ancient streets, temples, Ancient plank road and buildings. The honest people there, the special geographic features, as well as the special history makes the town abundant in buildings with distinct regional features.Residence protection is not a new area. It has been developed in China for over twenty years. However, more work should be done to the protection of residence settlements. In recent years, the pursuit of quick success and instant benefits, together with the trend of internationalization makes people gradually ignore these valuable feature cultural heritages. This is also true with Qingmuchuan. With the rapid development of urban construction and the tourism industry, the town is facing unprecedented challenges. Therefore, it is qute urgent to conduct a study on the residence settlements in this region. Hopefully, the research results will be helpful in coordinating the relationship between tourism development and the preservation of ancient buildings, which will in turn, contribute to the preservation of local culture, the development of feature regional buildings and the sustainable development of the tourism industry.This thesis is based on an extensive study of Qingmuchuan. By analyzing, and summarizing the data, the author has proposed some feasible ways to protect and develop the residence settlements in Qingmuchuan. The thesis can be divided into three parts. In the first part the author introduces the weather condition, the geographic features, the local customs, and the special history of Qingmuchuan, as well as the selection of the town site and the location of streets. These are the background information of the residences of Qingmuchuan. In the second part the author conducts a thorough study on the architecture culture and phenomenon in Qingmuchuan, and exposes the influence of regional culture upon these buildings when analyzing features such as architecture space, sturcture and decoration and then goes further to detect the relationship between the two. In the third part, the author analyzes the possible contradictory between the preservation of ancient buildings and tourism development and proposes some measures for the protection and development of Qingmuchuan.In this thesis, the author tries to prove the philosophic relationship between environment, history, economic development and the preservation of ancient buildings. The author holds that by cooperation and coordination the preservation of ancient buildings and tourism development can co-exist harmoniously.