The "Natural Growth" Reform Model of the Historic District in Small Towns:Taking the Huangtun Street as an Example
Ma Qingfeng
Zhang Xin
Zheng Xianyou
Abstract：Huangtun is an old street located in Anhui Province's Lujiang Town, which was named the first millennium ancient village in 2016. Because of the economic backwardness and insufficient resources of this small town, renovation projects have faced many difficulties. A year of investigation and design resulted in identification of the common problems in transforming historical districts of small towns; these were analyzed from three aspects:transformation resources, social relations and values of the residents. Drawing on lessons from the "natural transformation" concept of Wang Shu, a "natural growth" transformation model was proposed to solve the problems of upgrading historical districts in small towns. This model was then applied using Huangtun street as an example where at present, its gradual implementation has resulted in renovation of the street. Whilst further verification as to the final outcomes of this project are required, it is anticipated that this study provides a model for other small towns in the future.
Keywords：Small townshistoric districtsAutonomyDifferentiationnatural growth
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 72-77 )