Abstract
In order to consider the state of the future of urban greening in China (especially in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region), we conducted fundamental research to examine differences in the conception and evaluation of natural landscapes and green tracts of land between the students in China and Japan. For this aim, we carried out questionnaire surveys among the students at Xinjiang Agricultural University (China) and Iwate University (Japan). The investigation included a question paper comprising the following: 1) A drawing investigation of natural scenery. 2) Use of the SD method for assessing photographs of natural and green tracts of land. 3) A description investigation asking about impressions created from the photographs. 4) Use of the AHP method to choose the most desirable photographic image. The results indicated that the Xinjiang students 1) considered the Japanese satoyama to be one of the most desirable landscapes, 2) did not think that roadside trees in farming villages were artificial, and 3) included many artificial objects (people, roads, etc.) in their pictures in comparison with the Iwate students. From the above results, we concluded that the Xinjiang students may have a greater sense of “togetherness of humans and nature” than the Iwate students.
