College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China.
Institute of Urban Planning and Tourism Landscape Design, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China.
PLoS One. 2022 Jun 9;17(6):e0268921. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268921. eCollection 2022.
Understanding the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of the cultural heritage of the Yellow River Basin can effectively improve the scientific understanding of the historical changes, environmental evolution, and cultural and economic development of the Yellow River Basin and thus provide a scientific and reasonable decision-making basis for the protection and development of its cultural heritage. The research object of this paper are the national cultural relic protection units. These are examined using the GIS spatial analysis method to explore the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics and spatial structure of 2,102 national material cultural heritage sites in the Yellow River basin. The results show that the spatial distribution of cultural heritage has a significant spatial agglomeration effect. The whole basin is concentrated in stable high- and low-value areas, and the difference between the high- and low-value areas is clear. Some aspects of the spatial structure heterogeneity are strong, showing a low value dispersion distribution trend. In different periods, the distribution direction and scope of cultural heritage have low ranges of rotation, a clear direction, and a high degree of centripetal distribution. The spatial and temporal distribution of cultural heritage is the result of the combined action of natural geographical environment such as climate change, topography, river hydrology, and human environment such as administrative institutional changes, ideological evolution, and social and economic development.
了解黄河流域文化遗产的时空分布特征，可以有效提高对黄河流域历史变迁、环境演变、文化经济发展的科学认识，为黄河流域文化遗产的保护与开发提供科学合理的决策依据。本文以全国重点文物保护单位为研究对象，运用 GIS 空间分析方法，探讨了黄河流域 2102 处国家物质文化遗产的时空分布特征及空间结构。结果表明，文化遗产的空间分布具有显著的空间集聚效应。整个流域集中在稳定的高值区和低值区，高值区和低值区之间的差异明显。空间结构异质性的某些方面较强，呈现低值离散分布趋势。在不同时期，文化遗产的分布方向和范围旋转幅度小，方向明确，向心分布程度高。文化遗产的时空分布是气候变化、地形、河流水文等自然地理环境以及行政制度变迁、思想演变、社会经济发展等人文环境共同作用的结果。
