Gestalt Psychology Used In Landscape Design In Red Tourism Sites

In recent years, with the development of society and economy, people's living standards are improving and tourism has become a part of people's lives. As a new kind of tourism in China, red tourism has been widely welcomed. Most of the developments of red tourism sites are in the initial stage, which is the crucial time of formation of landscape in red tourism sites. The exploitation of some red tourism sites, however, is blind, and the landscape design is becoming vulgar and stereotyped. Thus, with the exploitation of red tourism resources, more focus on the capability and theoretical research of landscape design should be given. So Gestalt psychology was introduced into the landscape design of red tourism sites.As an important school of experimental psychology, Gestalt psychology has made great achievements in the field of human's perception. Thus, Gestalt psychology is considered to be a kind of viable methodology on the landscape design of red tourism sites. The introduction of Gestalt psychology is expected to improve the quality and capability of landscape design of red tourism sites, and to promote healthy development of red tourism sites and red tourism economy.First of all, the definition of red tourism landscape has been cleared, and red tourism landscape system has been analyzed. The objects of red tourism landscape system, in which contains the subjective feelings of tourists, as well as the types and characteristics of red tourism and landscape characteristics has been discussed, which prepared for more discussions.Secondly, the history and basic conceptions of Gestalt psychology have been introduced, the basic theories systems, such as human's sensation and perception, completeness of human's perception, psychological field in human's minds lead by perception which can be used in environmental art and landscape design are emphasized, which offered basic theories for the use of Gestalt psychology in the landscape design of red tourism sites.Thirdly, according to the content and features of red tourism landscape system, theories such as holism, dynamic field theories, isomorphism and theories of graphics-background have been applied to the landscape design of red tourism sits, in case of some successful red tourism landscape design. Gestalt psychology is considered as an effective guiding theory.Finally, ways and means of the application were talked about specifically, in case of the landscape design of Liuyinsheng martyr cemetery, from the angle of space division, plant landscaping, the central landscape designing, et.The use of Gestalt psychology enriched the ideas of the landscape design of red tourism sites. More extensive theories have been provided. Assurances have been offered for the health of the development of red tourism. At the same time, it is to be cleared that Gestalt psychology, which starts from environmental perception and tourism psychology of tourists, is only one of methodologies about the landscape design of red tourism sites. It is not in contradiction to other ideas. More scholars, researches and Discussions are needed by the landscape design of red tourism sites.