Landscape Design and Sustainable Tourism at the Wuyistar Chinese Tea Garden, a World Heritage Site in Fujian, China
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Study Area and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Research Method and Process
2.3. Superior Planning and Land Use Adaptability Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Existing Natural Resource Survey Results
3.1.1. Topography and Slope Survey Results
3.1.2. Current Natural Resources Survey Results
3.2. Planning Concepts and Characteristics
3.2.1. Restoring Mountains and Rivers
3.2.2. Rereading Cultural Context
3.2.3. Sorting out Style and Appearance
3.2.4. Improving Functions
4. Discussion
4.1. Phased Construction and Sustainable Development
4.2. Planning Principles Followed in Development
4.3. Benefits After Construction and Challenges
4.4. Comparison with Other Tea Gardens
4.5. Management of Tea Garden: Balancing Conservation Policy and Development
4.6. Relationship with Global Frameworks
5. Conclusions
5.1. Research Findings
5.2. Limitations and Future Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Type | Name | Time | Number of Visitors |
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Fujian, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan | The establishment of the “Friends of Wuyi” in Macau and the 2023 Macau-Nanping Youth Exchange Activities | 28 October 2023 | 40+ |
Fujian and Taiwan Artists Exchange Activities | 3 December 2023 | 20+ | |
“Love Fujian, Tea Fragrance on Both Sides” Series of Activities | 24 October 2023 | 100+ | |
Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau University Students Exchange Tea Culture | 28 October 2023 | 40+ | |
Outside China | Mid-Autumn Festival Tea Party for International Students in China | 12 September 2024 | 40+ |
Visit and exchange for the 23rd “Chinese Bridge” World University Chinese Competition | 18 August 2024 | 150+ | |
Capacity building workshop for the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs of the Solomon Islands | 31 May 2024 | 20+ | |
“Discover the Beauty of China” experience tea culture for diplomats stationed in China | 1 November 2023 | 20+ | |
Study tour of Busan branch of Korean Tea Association | 11 October 2023 | 30+ | |
The Chief Minister of Penang, Malaysia, and his delegation visited | 1 September 2023 | 20+ | |
The first “Youth Journey, Fujian Appointment”—2023 Overseas Youth Study Camp | 15 July 2023 | 50+ | |
Other provinces in China | Tea culture study activities for students of Changle No. 2 Middle School and Changle No. 6 Middle School in Fujian Province | 8 July 2024 | 1000+ |
Study activities of Yifu Primary School in Guilin | 31 May 2024 | 100+ | |
Study practice activities of Changle No. 1 Middle School on “Knowing Wuyi and exploring the secrets of World Heritage” | 7 May 2024 | 1000+ | |
“Double reduction” classroom of Wuyishan Experimental Primary School | 13 October 2023 | 350+ | |
Study and research for primary school students in the post-epidemic era | 9 December 2022 | 380+ | |
Tea processing course practice for 2020 undergraduates of the Department of Tea Science of Zhejiang University | 1 August 2023 | 30+ | |
National radio and television integrated media reporters conducted research and study in Fujian | 24 November 2023 | 50+ | |
School-Enterprise Cooperation | Co-construction of a school-enterprise cooperation practice base with Fuzhou University of Foreign Studies | 10 October 2023 | 100+ |
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Huang, L.; Zheng, L.; Zhang, L.; Chen, J.; Chen, Y.; Fang, J.; Zheng, R.; Liu, H. Landscape Design and Sustainable Tourism at the Wuyistar Chinese Tea Garden, a World Heritage Site in Fujian, China. Buildings 2025, 15, 1112. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15071112
Huang L, Zheng L, Zhang L, Chen J, Chen Y, Fang J, Zheng R, Liu H. Landscape Design and Sustainable Tourism at the Wuyistar Chinese Tea Garden, a World Heritage Site in Fujian, China. Buildings. 2025; 15(7):1112. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15071112
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Lei, Liang Zheng, Lei Zhang, Junming Chen, Yile Chen, Jiaying Fang, Ruyi Zheng, and Haoran Liu. 2025. "Landscape Design and Sustainable Tourism at the Wuyistar Chinese Tea Garden, a World Heritage Site in Fujian, China" Buildings 15, no. 7: 1112. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15071112
APA StyleHuang, L., Zheng, L., Zhang, L., Chen, J., Chen, Y., Fang, J., Zheng, R., & Liu, H. (2025). Landscape Design and Sustainable Tourism at the Wuyistar Chinese Tea Garden, a World Heritage Site in Fujian, China. Buildings, 15(7), 1112. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15071112