State Administration of Cultural Heritage

Spatial Heterogeneity and Influencing Factors of the Resilient Cultural Landscape of Great Wall Villages: A Case Study of Chicheng County, China

Great Wall villages are living cultural landscapes within a linear heritage corridor, yet they face growing pressures from population decline, rural hollowing, uneven development, and tourism-related transformation. This study evaluates the cultural landscape resilience of 20 Gre...

From mixing to microstructure: unraveling the effects of manual pound-mixing method on lime mortar through a laboratory-scale study

Abstract Traditional lime mortar is crucial for preserving historical structures, but knowledge of its mixing techniques remains limited. This study compared manual pound-mixing with conventional mechanical mixing to evaluate effects on mortar performance. Pure and fiber-reinforc...