Research On The Development Of Manchuanguan Town, Shanyang County, A Historical And Cultural Town

In 2003, the State Ministry of Urban-Rural Construction and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage published the first list about "Chinese historical cultural villages and towns". Since then, experts and scholars have paid attention to this villages and towns. Questions such as settlement forms, economic and social development, cultural heritage protection has become an important aspect that discuss in academic circles.Man Chuan guan town is a town locating in Shan Yang county with a wealth of culture and intangible cultural heritage. This paper attempting to explore its history, current situation and future in Man Chuan guan town.This thesis consists of three parts, which can be divided into seven chapters, including introduction, history, settlement change, traditional architecture, local culture, population and economy, protection and development.For the first part, it deals with examining the history about Man Chuan town, combining with a large number of historical material, how Man Chuan town became a trade center town in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Then, discussion about its geography conditions and social conditions in Man Chuanguan town will be presented. Another quuestion is trace back the reason of settlement patterns.For the second part, it focuses on the traditional architecture, Then main characters of the traditiona architecture in Man Chuanguan town will be generalized, such as"white walls and gray tile, fire prevention wall, frame house, little attic, wood door, courtyard dwellings". Study and analy the development of regional culture. Finally, origins of the intangible cultural heritage will be given, such as the folklore, drama, business, and diet, which are the cultural foundation of historical cultural towns and villages.For the third part, On the basis of author's fieldwork, qualitative analysis and quantitative analysisof questionnaire, the author found there are many problems that may hinder the conservation of the historical cultural town, such as part of the traditional buildings been damaged, more and more people are displaced from the town and the residents lack of consciousness to protect the traditional architectures.This thesis mainly focuses on studying the Man Chuanguan townfrom the perspective of historical geography. This is the main part and creative point of this paper. Through learning the current situation and historical situation of Man chuanguan town, suggestions about how to protect and develop Manchuanguan town in the future and retain its historical memory will be proposed. The author hopes this research will be of benefit to the protection and development of historical cultural towns and villages.