Spatial Distribution of Landscapes and Their Influence on Travel along the Song-Dynasty Yangtze River

Spatial Distribution of Landscapes and Their Influence on Travel along the Song-Dynasty Yangtze River | 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 Spatial Distribution of Landscapes and Their Influence on Travel along the Song-Dynasty Yangtze River Yichi Zhang, Haohui Huang This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7558694/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 10 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The Yangtze River has long functioned as both a natural ecosystem and a cultural artery. During the Song dynasty, natural and cultural landscapes became deeply intertwined, marking a formative stage in the river’s transformation into a heritage landscape. Yet, fragmented historical evidence has limited systematic understanding of their spatial distribution and interrelations. This study addresses the gap by analyzing all six extant Song-dynasty travel accounts to examine the spatial interplay between natural and cultural features and their influence on mobility. The findings reveal that landscapes along the Song-dynasty Yangtze formed composite assemblages of diverse subtypes, interacting within and across categories to create integrated ensembles. Cultural landscapes, especially urban centers and religious sites, exerted the strongest influence on travel duration. Through spatial clustering and coupling, these dynamics not only structured travel practices but also initiated enduring heritage processes, embedding a tripartite cultural geography across the river’s upper, middle, and lower reaches. Biological sciences/Ecology Earth and environmental sciences/Ecology Scientific community and society/Geography Social science/Geography Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Revision requested 22 Feb, 2026 Reviews received at journal 09 Dec, 2025 Reviews received at journal 05 Dec, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 05 Dec, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 04 Dec, 2025 Reviewers invited by journal 04 Dec, 2025 Editor assigned by journal 04 Dec, 2025 Editor invited by journal 20 Nov, 2025 Submission checks completed at journal 23 Sep, 2025 First submitted to journal 23 Sep, 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. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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