Studies On The Recreational Places Of Wuhan, 1368-1949

From the Ming and Qing dynasties to the modern times, the development of recreational places in Wuhan fell into three phases.In the Ming dynasty the recreational places were mainly traditional type, including hills and lakes, temples, gardens and points of interest, scattering in Wuchang and Hanyang city. The greater part of the tourists were officials and literators.The recreational places maintained the traditional type that reached the mature level before Wuhan opened. Some recreational places expanded to be the recreational belts or districts both inside and outside the city. The merchants and citizens became the main participants of the recreation.After Wuhan opened, with the influence of foreign culture, the recreational places presented the great changes not only in the type but also on the layout. Many modern recreational places, for example, cinemas, playgrounds, parks and some integrative recreational grounds, emerged and came in full flourish rapidly in Hankow. The layout of the space of the traditional recreational places located in Wuchang and Hanyang showed an obvious trend of expanding.The study about the recreational places of Wuhan in the historical period will offer us a special point of view to realize the spread of urban space, the situation of historical geography and regional culture of Wuhan. In addition, it will bring us some illuminations for the present construction of the recreational places.