A multicultural heritage corridor construction system: application of an improved push-pull framework to the Ningbo Section of the Grand Canal of China

A multicultural heritage corridor construction system: application of an improved push-pull framework to the Ningbo Section of the Grand Canal of China | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article A multicultural heritage corridor construction system: application of an improved push-pull framework to the Ningbo Section of the Grand Canal of China Qi Zheng, Xuqian Yan, Yanwei Sun, Yu Xu, Chao Gao, Tian Ruan This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6534522/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 31 Oct, 2025 Read the published version in npj Heritage Science → Version 1 posted 15 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract As a linear cultural heritage, the Grand Canal facilitates the living transmission and innovation of cultural heritage along its route. However, systematic research on the construction of heritage corridors in the Grand Canal region remains limited. Focusing on the Ningbo Section of the Grand Canal of China, the research integrates the agrarian cultural heritage (ACH), maritime fishing cultural heritage (MFCH) and maritime trade cultural heritage (MTCH) in the region, and constructs a spatial pattern of multicultural heritage corridors by GIS spatial analysis and circuit theory. Based on this, the corridor spatial factors are incorporated into the traditional push-pull framework to construct an improved push-pull framework for analyzing the dynamic evolution of cultural heritage and multicultural interactions. The main findings are as follows: (1) ACH, MFCH and MTCH present distinct spatial agglomeration characteristics. (2) The canal routes are highly integrated with the potential multicultural heritage corridors, forming a composite corridor network centered on Ningbo’s “Sanjiangkou”. (3) The improved push-pull framework provides a more robust explanation of the spatial pattern of multicultural heritage corridors, and effectively explains the dynamic evolution of cultural heritage and multicultural interactions. Utilizing GIS spatial analysis and circuit theory, the spatial pattern of multicultural heritage corridors is identified, and the transitions among primary cultural threads in the region is examined with the improved push-pull framework. This approach offers both theoretical innovation and practical guidance for similar heritage cluster conservation planning. Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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