Identifying Relational Similarities in Living Historic Settlements: A Spatio-Temporal Graph Study of 8,155 Chinese Traditional Villages

21 October 2026 - less than 1 min read time
Authors: Wei Feng , Xiao Wang , Peng Tang
Tags: Built Heritage Traditional Villages Graph Neural Networks Spatio-temporal Analysis

Overview

This study investigates relational similarities among 8,155 Chinese traditional villages through spatio-temporal graph representations. By modelling the spatial organization of settlements and examining geographical, cultural, and industrial contexts, it explores how meaningful commonalities can be identified beyond visible morphological resemblance, offering a computational perspective on the comparative study of living historic settlements.

Keywords

Living historic settlements; Chinese traditional villages; Similarity network; Spatio-temporal heterogeneous graphs; Digital Heritage

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