Study On Spatial Characteristic Of Historical Cultural Districts Of Kashi Based On Space Syntax

In China, many cities with historical and cultural characteristics faced withthe problem of the conflict of urban renewal and historic preservation. Kashihistorical and cultural blocks faced the problem too. First, tourism industry isone of the main driving force of urban development in Kashi. But now, a lot ofthe travelers deemed historical and cultural district as a transition point ratherthan the destination. Secondly, the focus of the block protection has remained onthe rehabilitation measures and recommendations of architecture rather thanurban space. It also did not prompt blocks to integrate into the city system. Thesignificance of this study is to promote the tourists walking into the historicdistrict, enhance neighborhood vitality in the region, and keep continuation ofthe Kashi space characteristics. As a quantitative description of the architecture,villages, cities and landscape spatial structure, Space Syntax is the main analysismethod of the article. It can clarity reflect the road system, public space, urbanform and user activities of the area.First, Kashi historical and cultural blocks’s development process dividedinto the period of mechanism continuation and the period of urban expansion.Modern cities’ expansion led to the confliction between tourism development andspatial continuity. The focus of the analysis is the space characteristics of thelocal residents and overseas visitors.Secondly, Space Syntax contrasts and analysis the relationship betweenspace and tourists population activities, and try to find the associate anddifferences of local residents and overseas visitors. Macro level: The Kashihistorical and cultural blocks can not correspond the urban functions, and it lacksexchanges of different crowds. Visitors can not walk through neighborhoodsoverall. And visitors capacity of exploring space is limited by space.Meso level: Neighborhoods presente a logic of street. But tourists get losteasily in this labyrinth space. The mosques littered in neighborhoods. But it doesnot directional and iconic for tourists. The majority Bazaar radiate surroundingspace with the street axis. Visitors would not enter the associated roadway. Microlevel: There are different methods and use rate of square space. The square space is safety for tourists.The street of intersection is in a high utilization rate by localresident. But tourists alwayes mislead by street intersection. The features ofstreet space enable residents to exclude foreign visitors. Visitors are few andeasy to get lost in Street space.Finally, analysis the results of three dimensions of the historical and culturalblocks, and conclude the corresponding solutions and measures for spacetransformation and vitality of historical and cultural blocks in Kashi.