抄録
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the organization and the change of the living space and the regional space in Changshu, China, and also to clarify the mechanism of them, from the viewpoint of the relation to wei-zi that creates water environment, by literature and fieldwork. In conclusion, it can be clarified as follows: 1. The regional space of Changshu can be divided two areas, according to whose spatial organization is changing (Green and Soil Area) or not (Water Area); 2.Wei-zi (〓子) can be grasped "〓+子", and the water environment of Water Area can be grasped "Water Society" formed through the medium of wei-zi; 3Prom the relation between 1. and 2., the mechanism of organization and change of the living space and the regional space in Changshu can be clarified; 4 And it can be said that the living space and the water environment created by such mechanism create and organize the regional space and the water environment in Changshu. In other words, the regional space and the water environment in Changshu are reproduced by such mechanism with changing.
