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Selection and Application of Quantitative Indicators of Paths Based on Graph Theory: A Case Study of Traditional Private and Antique Gardens in Beijing

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  • Yunda Wang

    (Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Chiba 271-8510, Japan)

  • Qiguan Shu

    (School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Munich, Germany)

  • Ming Chen

    (School of Architecture & Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Engineering and Technology Research Center of Urbanization, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Xudounan Chen

    (Department of Landscape Architecture Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan)

  • Shiro Takeda

    (Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Chiba 271-8510, Japan)

  • Junhua Zhang

    (Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Chiba 271-8510, Japan)

Abstract

Chinese Traditional Gardens (CTGs) are an important part of China’s cultural inheritance from the past. Today’s China has experienced rapid urbanization, raising the need for a new form of contemporary gardens intended to satisfy peoples’ need for traditional culture. Garden paths are important in CTGs; they are designed to show visitors changing views with each step, and to lead them to secluded, quiet places via winding paths. This enhances the ornamental interest of the gardens. Based on plane graphics, this study evaluates the characteristics of three types of garden paths in fourteen traditional gardens and a contemporary antique garden, the Daguan Garden in Beijing. The analysis uses correlation and factor analysis to integrate 28 quantitative path indicators into five aspects of average, scale, network, wide, and aggregation. The 28 indicators can be expressed by six simple indicators: average connection length, number of path sections, alpha index, average width, average tortuous angle, and concentration degree. The results show small variations of garden paths between traditional gardens, but a considerable difference between the contemporary garden and traditional gardens. The research proposes a framework for the quantification and comparison of garden path features that can be applied before and after garden path construction, for both ancient and modern garden styles. This framework generates garden path feature values and theoretical values of six indicators, and is not constrained by the garden scale. Therefore, it provides an accurate and efficient design tool for garden designers.

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  • Yunda Wang & Qiguan Shu & Ming Chen & Xudounan Chen & Shiro Takeda & Junhua Zhang, 2022. "Selection and Application of Quantitative Indicators of Paths Based on Graph Theory: A Case Study of Traditional Private and Antique Gardens in Beijing," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-21, December.
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