Study on Xiurong academy landscape based on regional culture 

Regional culture has been regarded as the historical record of human activities and the carrier of the cultural inheritance of a particular region during the past decades. The unique regional culture of Shanxi had influenced the landscape construction of Xiurong Academy. In this paper, research of the regional cultural perspective on the overall layout of Xiurong Academy, the creation and analysis of characteristic regional landscapes, and the cultural and garden landscapes of the academy has been conducted through literature research, field research, and other methods. The results show that Xiurong Academy has high reference value in the layout of the academy, historical culture, architectural characteristics, and landscape features of the academy in northern Shanxi. The landscape construction of Xiurong Academy conforms to the regional characteristics of its location. Its unique detailed design is reflected in the architecture, courtyard layout, and plant construction of Xiurong academy. It is valuable to provide some reference for the scientific protection and utilization of Xiurong Academy, even for other similar landscape research through our research to uncover and illustrate its building structure and plant landscape.