EXPRESSION AND APPLICATION OF YAO CULTURE IN NORTHERN GUANGDONG, CHINA IN THE DESIGN OF TRADITIONAL VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Guangdong Province Guangdong Province, as one of the leading areas in China's reform and opening up, is facing challenges of unbalanced urban-rural development and cultural decline. The region is famous for its rich Yao culture, but due to the acceleration of the process, Modernization, the landscape of the traditional villages has been severely affected, and the geographical culture has become more and more homogeneous. In order to cope with this dilemma, this research aims to explore the expression and application of Guangdong Yao culture in the design of rural environment from the perspectives of landscape conservation and environmental improvement, combined with the characteristics of art design disciplines. This research uses a variety of research methods, such as literature review, field survey, questionnaire survey, and in-depth interviews, combined with qualitative and quantitative data, to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the current situation of Yao culture in northern Guangdong. The results show that although the traditional culture of the Yao ethnic group has been preserved in some villages, the overall cultural inheritance faces challenges, the cultural identity of the residents is declining, and the impact of tourism development on the traditional villages needs urgent attention. Yao culture has many elements that can be refined and applied in the design of Yao rural environment, so as to improve the enjoyment of local residents and preserve local ethnic culture.