The Intelligence of Adaptedness in Chinese Traditional Settlements

Abstract

This study analyzes the adaptedness of Chinese traditional settlements using the two aspects of site selection and construction forms. This paper shows how traditional settlement methods could be better adapted when a transformation in a settlement is caused by factors such as natural or socioeconomic conditions, etc. During the agricultural period in China when use of technical skills was limited, a relatively ideal human environment was developed. The present study shows how the traditional method of adaptation had to employ deep wisdom that today involves the difficulties that need to be addressed in constructing today's cities, so that the quality of human living environments can be improved.