Exploring the Delineation Methods for Buffer Zones of Historical and Cultural Villages from a Perspective of Cultural Geography: A Case Study of Huitong Village in Zhuhai, China

The buffer zone of a historical or cultural heritage is always surrounded the core protected area of the heritage. Currently, there are no mature or universally applicable methods for buffer zones delineation. This study takes a historical and cultural village, the Huitong Village in Zhuhai, Guangdong, as the research area. With the perspective of cultural geography, this study explores a new framework for delineating buffer zones with three steps. This paper proceeds from two points, the integrity of the water system and the mankind shared value of the visual corridors. The conclusions of this study are as follows: 1) This study shows the feasibility of our proposed buffer zone delineation method based on cultural geography. 2) The delineation method of buffer zone in this study can serve as a reference method of value comparison for historical space protecting planning at different scales.