Study on Rural Development and Planning in Taiwan--Theory and Mechanisms of Rural Cultural Construction in Taiwan

Inhabitants' living sphere and spatial cognition are to taken in this study. Some research methods are taken including government report collecting, questionnaire, activity observation and record, land use survey, literature review, maps, statistic analysis (frequency, test).

Valid questionnaire are administered to 902 inhabitants in Anping. The main findings are as follows: 1.Inhabitants' living sphere in Anping are divided into three level sphere. 2.Some important commercial streets have "traditional" characteristics, and the other are "modern". In almost commercial streets, inhabitants' everyday life and outsiders' tourist and eating activities are happening simultaneously in weekend. 3.In inhabitants' spatial cognition in Anping, some agree to preserve historical streets, but some agree to modernize urban development.