WATER FRONT HAS POTENTIAL AS ONE OF LEISURE SPACE, WHICH LOCATED CLOSELY TO LIVING SPACE AND CONSISTS OF MANY ELEMENTS LIKE OPEN SPACE, WATER, PLANTS AND ANIMALS, GIVE US RICH AND PEACEFUL LIFE. THE PURPOSE OF THE PRESENT PAPER IS TO MAKE CLEAR ATTRACTIVE FUNCTIONS OF RIVER PARK FROM A ANALYSIS ON STAYING TIME. FIRSTLY PERCEPTIONAL STRUCTURE OF SOME RIVER PARKS WERE EXAMINED BY MEANS OF FACTOR ANALYSIS. SECONDLY THIS PAPER DESCRIBES A STAYING TIME MODEL THAT INDICATES IMPORTANT FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE STAYING TIME. THIS SYSTEM WAS APPLIED TO THOSE RIVER PARKS, AND VALIDITY WAS EXAMINED. IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE MODEL PROVIDE REASONABLE PREDICTIONS.
