Research on the Spatial Pattern and Formation Mechanism of Traditional Village Toponymic Cultural Heritage in Yunnan Province, China

Research on the Spatial Pattern and Formation Mechanism of Traditional Village Toponymic Cultural Heritage in Yunnan Province, 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 Research on the Spatial Pattern and Formation Mechanism of Traditional Village Toponymic Cultural Heritage in Yunnan Province, China Huimin Zhong, Yuan Xi, Yi Wang, Chang Ding, Beichen Ge, Yuhong Song This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7421672/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 01 Apr, 2026 Read the published version in npj Heritage Science → Version 1 posted 13 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Traditional village toponyms are proprietary designations assigned by humans to natural or cultural geographical entities, encapsulating diverse cultural information and serving as a crucial component of cultural heritage, as well as an important carrier of collective memory for local residents. Taking the toponyms of Yunnan traditional villages recorded in the List of Traditional Villages in China as an entry point, this study utilizes multi-source materials such as historical documents and electronic information to analyze the deeper meanings of toponyms and classify the accordingly. Through semantic analysis and kernel density analysis, the study categorizes and visualizes the findings, discussing the spatial distribution characteristics of these toponyms. The interpretation of traditional village toponym formation through a cultural heritage lens holds profound significance for preserving vernacular cultural heritage.The findings indicate that: (1) Natural toponymic cultural heritage slightly predominates over humanistic categories in Yunnan, with both exhibiting clustered distributions in northwestern and central regions. (2) Among the natural toponymic cultural heritage, traditional villages named after landscapes are the most common, reflecting a preference for selecting natural sites. (3) Compared to natural toponyms, humanistic toponyms demonstrate a higher proportion of emotionally connotative nomenclature, reflecting aspirations for improved living conditions. (4) A thorough analysis of the origins of toponymic reveals that residents shape different categories of toponymic cultural heritage due to various factors such as environmental referentiality, belief systems, ancestral lineage continuation, environmental modification, and administrative influences. These toponymic cultural heritage elements collectively reflect the cultural syncretism characteristic of Yunnan's multi-ethnic regions, with systematic research contributing to enhanced toponymic standardization, improved planning coordination, and scientifically grounded conservation strategies for intangible toponymic heritage diversity. Traditional village toponymic cultural heritage Intangible cultural heritage Spatial distribution Formation mechanism Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Supplementary Files ClassificationofTraditionalVillageToponymicCulturalHeritage.xlsx Cite Share Download PDF Status: Published Journal Publication published 01 Apr, 2026 Read the published version in npj Heritage Science → Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Revision requested 25 Sep, 2025 Reviews received at journal 25 Sep, 2025 Reviews received at journal 20 Sep, 2025 Reviews received at journal 15 Sep, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 15 Sep, 2025 Reviews received at journal 15 Sep, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 15 Sep, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 14 Sep, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 14 Sep, 2025 Reviewers invited by journal 14 Sep, 2025 Editor assigned by journal 27 Aug, 2025 Submission checks completed at journal 27 Aug, 2025 First submitted to journal 20 Aug, 2025 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. 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These toponymic cultural heritage elements collectively reflect the cultural syncretism characteristic of Yunnan's multi-ethnic regions, with systematic research contributing to enhanced toponymic standardization, improved planning coordination, and scientifically grounded conservation strategies for intangible toponymic heritage diversity.\u003c/p\u003e","manuscriptTitle":"Research on the Spatial Pattern and Formation Mechanism of Traditional Village Toponymic Cultural Heritage in Yunnan Province, China","msid":"","msnumber":"","nonDraftVersions":[{"code":1,"date":"2025-09-23 00:22:49","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-7421672/v1","editorialEvents":[{"type":"communityComments","content":0},{"type":"decision","content":"Revision requested","date":"2025-09-25T22:02:45+00:00","index":"","fulltext":""},{"type":"editorInvitedReview","content":"","date":"2025-09-25T10:29:38+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"editorInvitedReview","content":"","date":"2025-09-20T10:18:51+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"editorInvitedReview","content":"","date":"2025-09-15T17:38:26+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"reviewerAgreed","content":"91452769804493416741130582491547008513","date":"2025-09-15T16:38:45+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"editorInvitedReview","content":"","date":"2025-09-15T07:46:09+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"reviewerAgreed","content":"290896169871318858145943639262529252567","date":"2025-09-15T04:58:09+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"reviewerAgreed","content":"284593416199409968586530477668804160203","date":"2025-09-15T01:47:14+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"reviewerAgreed","content":"302972327344658757671764242036204602298","date":"2025-09-14T18:41:30+00:00","index":"hide","fulltext":""},{"type":"reviewersInvited","content":"","date":"2025-09-14T16:06:44+00:00","index":"","fulltext":""},{"type":"editorAssigned","content":"","date":"2025-08-27T07:44:41+00:00","index":"","fulltext":""},{"type":"checksComplete","content":"","date":"2025-08-27T07:43:43+00:00","index":"","fulltext":""},{"type":"submitted","content":"npj heritage science","date":"2025-08-21T03:03:42+00:00","index":"","fulltext":""}],"status":"published","journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"npj-heritage-science","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":false,"externalIdentity":"hsci","sideBox":"Learn more about [Heritage Science](http://heritagesciencejournal.springeropen.com)","snPcode":"40494","submissionUrl":"https://submission.nature.com/new-submission/40494/3","title":"npj Heritage Science","twitterHandle":"@SpringerOpen","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":true,"editorialSystem":"em","reportingPortfolio":"BMC/SO AJ","inReviewEnabled":true,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true}}],"origin":"","ownerIdentity":"236026a2-b5f8-42b0-8300-0f1b4385d8eb","owner":[],"postedDate":"September 23rd, 2025","published":true,"recentEditorialEvents":[],"rejectedJournal":[],"revision":"","amendment":"","status":"published-in-journal","subjectAreas":[],"tags":[],"updatedAt":"2026-04-07T16:06:55+00:00","versionOfRecord":{"articleIdentity":"rs-7421672","link":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-026-02398-7","journal":{"identity":"npj-heritage-science","isVorOnly":false,"title":"npj Heritage Science"},"publishedOn":"2026-04-01 16:00:10","publishedOnDateReadable":"April 1st, 2026"},"versionCreatedAt":"2025-09-23 00:22:49","video":"","vorDoi":"10.1038/s40494-026-02398-7","vorDoiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-026-02398-7","workflowStages":[]},"version":"v1","identity":"rs-7421672","journalConfig":"researchsquare"},"__N_SSP":true},"page":"/article/[identity]/[[...version]]","query":{"redirect":"/article/rs-7421672","identity":"rs-7421672","version":["v1"]},"buildId":"8U1c8b4HqxoKbykW_rLl7","isFallback":false,"isExperimentalCompile":false,"dynamicIds":[84888],"gssp":true,"scriptLoader":[]}