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Journal of Desert Research ›› 2021, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (6): 10-20.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2021.00070

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Spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of heritage conservation units in the Yellow River Basin

Cheng Zhou1(), Binghua Liu2, Xuhong Zhang3(), Juan Tian1, Lin Zhou4   

  1. 1.Faculty of Culture and Tourism, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics,Taiyuan 030006,China
    2.Faculty of International Trade, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics,Taiyuan 030006,China
    3.School of Economic and Management,Xi’an University of Technology,Xi’an 710054,China
    4.Tourism College,Northwest Normal University,Lanzhou 730070,China
  • Received:2021-05-25 Revised:2021-06-28 Online:2021-11-20 Published:2021-12-17
  • Contact: Xuhong Zhang

Abstract:

Heritage conservation units are the carriers reflecting the regional information of science and technology, culture, production and life in historical period, so it is of great significance to study them systematically. Using the methods of nuclear density estimation, nearest neighbor index, standard deviation ellipse and geographic detector, this paper studies the spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of 2 078 national key heritage conservation units in the Yellow River Basin. The results show that: (1) In terms of spatial density, the heritage conservation units in the Yellow River Basin show the spatial characteristics of dense in the east, sparse in the west and contiguous distribution ,and the number of core areas has fluctuated from prehistoric to modern times. (2) In terms of distribution type, the average nearest index of heritage conservation units in the Yellow River Basin is 0.38, which belongs to the agglomeration distribution type. (3) In terms of direction, distribution characteristics of heritage conservation units in many historical periods is northeast to southwest, but the east-west characteristic is more obvious in the period of Wei-Jin and Northern-Southern Dynasties, and the rotation angle is 89.85. As a whole, the gravity center of the standard deviation ellipse is located in Jishan County of Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, but from the prehistoric period to modern times, the trajectory of the gravity center shows the characteristics of reciprocating movement from southwest to northeast and alternating changes from Shanxi to Shaanxi Province. (4) In terms of influencing factors, the funds for cultural undertakings, density of river network, year-end population, intangible cultural heritage projects and A-level scenic spots are all the leading influencing factors of spatial distribution of heritage conservation units in the Yellow River Basin. In addition, the interaction of factors shows the relationship of nonlinear enhancement or double factor enhancement, which has more explanatory power of spatial distribution than that in the independent interaction.

Key words: heritage conservation units, spatial characteristics, influencing factors, historical period, the Yellow River Basin

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