| Aging is a global problem which influenced the development of the social economy and the structure of the society.In solving the aging problems,our government has proposed some development goals such as the healthy aging and the active aging."People should be ready for the difficulties that may occur in the future" has been mentioned in the book of Zhou Yi Jing.In order to avoid remorse,we should take position of prevention in dealing with the elderly health problems.In recent years,more and more experts in different fields have paid their attention to the elderly health.To maintain the health of the elderly is not only a problem that is concerned by society,but also the demand of the elderly who loves life.The elderly shoùld participate in the communication activities and sports if they want to maintain a certain level of physical and mental health.As the park is the main places for the elderly,it is of great practical significance to study how to use the landscape elements to build a park which can meet the health needs of the elderly and Aattract more elderly.As the same time,people value the long history of Chinese culture.With the improving living standards,people have changed their views on health care and started to pay attentions to traditional Chinese health care;from the traditional treatment-based to prevention-focused base.It is scientifically proven that well-deigned landscaping helps improving health status.There are few cases in which the city parks are suitable for the elderly.In terms of published papers and books,there are few studies on parks designed for the elderly.To view on keeping in good health,this paper through the literature review,the landscape,traditional culture,environmental health summary on the related concepts,such as analysis of environment and the relationship of preserve one’s health,regulate by way of keeping in good health to prevent people from psychological imbalance.To the elderly as the research object,this paper expounds the elderly physiological,psychological characteristics,by the methods of literature review and field research,combined with the domestic and foreign representative city park in old perception of landscape design case analysis,summarizes the demand of the elderly and to the be fond of all kinds of landscape elements,and method of landscape perception and the way to elderly health benefits from the park landscape.This paper summarizes the achievements and problems existing in the park planning and design,and provides the basis for the design of park landscape for the elderly.By exploring the culture of health,we discover some principles that guide our landscape design.Combining with the landscape design,environmental psychology,environmental health,landscape rehabilitation value and other related theory,according to the particularity of the elderly,extract suitable for landscape design methods and principles of the elderly,targeted the park environment space,plant landscape,road,water,and furniture and so on to study design,to create suitable for the elderly has health function of the park environment. |