Table 1 Categories and classification ranges of landscape elements
Style | Element category | Classification range |
|---|---|---|
Natural | Mountain | Mountain range, hill, outcrop |
River | River, stream, moat | |
Lake | Lake, wetland | |
Plant | Clearly described characteristic plants such as trees and flowers | |
Natural phenomenon | Observable natural phenomena such as clouds, rain, snow, and sunset | |
Artificial | Religious architecture | Buddhist and Taoist architecture such as temples, nunnerys |
Ritual architecture | Mausoleum, ancestral hall, altar, Confucius temple, martial temple, memorial archway | |
Landscape architecture | Building tower, platform tower, tower attic, pavilion, waterside pavilion, distant view pagoda | |
City wall | City gate, city tower, city wall, water gate | |
Residence and garden | Private residences such as residential houses and gardens | |
Street | Streets and alleys with named or clearly described feature | |
Trail | Clearly delineated tourist trails such as mountain roads and causeways | |
Bridge | Wooden bridge, stone bridge, sluice bridge | |
Boat | Detailed depictions of ship, fishing boat and gaily-painted pleasure boat | |
Farmland | Farmland, vegetable field | |
Special place | Official or restricted places | |
Human phenomenon | Behavior that can be viewed and phenomena such as artificially generated light and smoke | |
Compound | Rock and cave | Natural or artificial rock, cliff, cave |
Wellspring | Ancient well, the mouth of a spring | |
Sound | Sound with outstanding landscape value or characteristics |