Papers by Author: Xu Hong Li

Abstract: Based on the protection of historical bridge and the combination of landscape planning and design philosophy, an integrative design strategy is proposed for the organic renewal of historical bridge landscape. According the strategy, after organic renewal, the historical bridge landscape will regard as the esplanade, and meet the needs of leisure and tour and the people’s life. This has a positive meaning to improve quality of life and protect human environment in urban and rural areas in Guangdong.

Abstract: Reasons of pathological changes of Lingnan ancient stone bridges are elaborated in this paper, classification of pathological changes and procedures of protection are discussed, methods of elimination of pathological changes and protection are also probed into. The purpose of this paper is to initiate people to have profound understanding to pathological changes of Lingnan ancient stone bridges to protect them in modernization strategy.

Abstract: This paper discusses the artistic processing techniques of Chinese traditional architectural stone carving, and describes the classification of stones, procedures of processing technology, transformations of artistic style in the development of the society, as well as comparisons of the style of the architectural stone carving between central plains and Guangdong Chaozhou and Shantou areas, formations of local characteristics and evolutions of each historical period. This paper also probes into the artistic processing techniques and esthetics of Chinese architectural stone carving, and initiates people to have profound understanding to the artistic values of Chinese traditional architectural stone carving, in order to provide references in modernization strategy, and enable new development of artistic processing of modern architectural stone carving.