A Study of Space Composition of Park from the Perspective of Pathway and Facility in Qingdao during the Period of the Republic of China

Abstract

This study treats 8 parks in the Republic of China as research objects. According to landform differences, these parks are divided into three categories: slope, hybrid, and flat parks. The pathway and facility configurations on different slopes in different parks constitute various spaces. The sloping park is mainly with low-density pathway in linear, tree-like and circular form and single or scattered facilities, thus forming entertainment space for cultural education, physical exercise and relaxation on gently sloping land, and appreciation space for park management and forest touring on moderately sloping land. The hybrid park is mostly with linear, circular and grid-like pathway of high-density and single and scattered facilities. On flat land, there are spaces for which park management and physical exercise are major functions, with appreciation and relaxation taking an ancillary role, while on gently sloping land, there are spaces for forest relaxation and children to play. The flat park is generally with grid-like, radial and circular pathway of high-density and aligned and symmetrical facilities, thus creating relaxation and park management spaces on flat land, as well as spaces where games are the main function and rest a minor one on gently sloping land.