**3. The ways for art to intervene in the planning of ancient villages**

#### **3.1 Constructing the ancient village native museum**

At the ninth meeting of the International Museum Association in Paris in 1971, the French Georges Henri Riviere and Hugues de Varine made their debut in "Museum" in their speech. The word "eco" was prefixed with the word, and the concept of the eco-museum was born.

According to the definition of the Riviera, the eco-museum "is a tool that is nurtured, shaped, and operated by the public sector (local government) and local residents. Local governments provide librarians, equipment and resources, while local residents show their ambitions, knowledge and personalities. Power, so the Eco-Museum is a mirror of the local people to look after themselves, to find the image of the self, to seek an interpretation of the natural or human heritage in the field of life, and the life of the ancestors living in this field; Let visitors use a mirror to understand the local industry, customs and characteristics" [7].

The "ecology" of the eco-museum emphasizes not only the natural ecological environment but also the human ecological environment. Therefore, its philosophy is: "to protect and preserve the natural and cultural heritage in the original environment of the communities to which it belongs. In the Eco-Museum Different from the static collections in traditional museums, cultural heritage is a combination of dynamic and static display. They not only have meaning to researchers and tourists, but also have specific value, which is embodied in the cultural heritage of the museum. Natural landscapes, buildings, movable objects and traditional customs are the historical heritages of the original ecological nature in the long-term protection and continuous participation of the residents of their communities, and vividly reflect the social behavior of the community residents. Therefore, the ecology the construction of the museum should be based on the personal participation and personal management of the residents in the community, and seek the specific guidance of experts and scholars and the care and support of the local government. Only in such a situation can it be implemented to ensure its special vitality" [8]. Therefore, the regional nature of life, the national cultural heritage, and both the associated residents constitute the three elements of the eco-museum, while the originality, integrity, and authenticity are the three important principles of the eco-museum.

#### **3.2 Construction of cultural ecotourism**

Cultural ecology is the premise of the protection of ancient villages. The uniqueness of the ecological landscape of ancient villages is, in the final analysis, the uniqueness of cultural ecology. Every ancient village grows and evolves under specific ecological conditions. At present, the historic ancient village architecture is an important human cultural heritage, and also an important part of tourism resources. The construction of eco-tourism has positive significance for the ancient village to present its glorious side to the world. First, eco-tourism development has created a new living space for ancient villages, which makes it reflect the use value and is conducive to its protection. Second, the development

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**Figure 7.** *Tourist route.*

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of eco-tourism has expanded the audience of ancient villages and cultivated new ones. The audience group is conducive to improving the popularity and influence of the ancient villages. Third, the development of eco-tourism can bring certain economic benefits to the ancient villages, help them to establish their own maintenance functions, and achieve a virtuous cycle of "protection-developmentprotection". Fourth, ecotourism development has prompted government departments to increase the efforts to rescue and protect the ancient cultural heritage of

The ecological environment of Taihu County is superior. There are many famous scenic spots in and around the county, such as Tianzhu Mountain, Sanzu Temple, Huating Lake, Xifeng Temple, etc., as well as the ancient villages of Cai fan and Longtanzhai constitute a multipoint line tour (**Figure 7**). In terms of geographical location, Cai fan and Longtan Village are located on the routes of these scenic spots. On the basis of maintaining the original ecological environment, we should build tourism-related projects, such as homestays, ecological farms, cultural and creative centers, etc., so as to integrate accommodation, tourism, learning, food, and leisure in one. Residence accommodation is a mainstream trend of tourism development. It is based on the concept of green ecology, using its own built environment and local ecological environment, natural landscape, humanities, and special resources to provide visitors with a cultural accommodation

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the human village [9].

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of eco-tourism has expanded the audience of ancient villages and cultivated new ones. The audience group is conducive to improving the popularity and influence of the ancient villages. Third, the development of eco-tourism can bring certain economic benefits to the ancient villages, help them to establish their own maintenance functions, and achieve a virtuous cycle of "protection-developmentprotection". Fourth, ecotourism development has prompted government departments to increase the efforts to rescue and protect the ancient cultural heritage of the human village [9].

The ecological environment of Taihu County is superior. There are many famous scenic spots in and around the county, such as Tianzhu Mountain, Sanzu Temple, Huating Lake, Xifeng Temple, etc., as well as the ancient villages of Cai fan and Longtanzhai constitute a multipoint line tour (**Figure 7**). In terms of geographical location, Cai fan and Longtan Village are located on the routes of these scenic spots. On the basis of maintaining the original ecological environment, we should build tourism-related projects, such as homestays, ecological farms, cultural and creative centers, etc., so as to integrate accommodation, tourism, learning, food, and leisure in one. Residence accommodation is a mainstream trend of tourism development. It is based on the concept of green ecology, using its own built environment and local ecological environment, natural landscape, humanities, and special resources to provide visitors with a cultural accommodation

**Figure 7.** *Tourist route.*

*Landscape Reclamation - Rising From What's Left*

the past (**Table 2**).

significance. The monumental value of Longtan ancient village is to store memory and structure history, and to transmit information to future generations through the construction of natural images to realize the communication between the living and

**3. The ways for art to intervene in the planning of ancient villages**

At the ninth meeting of the International Museum Association in Paris in 1971, the French Georges Henri Riviere and Hugues de Varine made their debut in "Museum" in their speech. The word "eco" was prefixed with the word, and the

According to the definition of the Riviera, the eco-museum "is a tool that is nurtured, shaped, and operated by the public sector (local government) and local residents. Local governments provide librarians, equipment and resources, while local residents show their ambitions, knowledge and personalities. Power, so the Eco-Museum is a mirror of the local people to look after themselves, to find the image of the self, to seek an interpretation of the natural or human heritage in the field of life, and the life of the ancestors living in this field; Let visitors use a mirror to understand the local industry, customs and characteristics" [7]. The "ecology" of the eco-museum emphasizes not only the natural ecological environment but also the human ecological environment. Therefore, its philosophy is: "to protect and preserve the natural and cultural heritage in the original environment of the communities to which it belongs. In the Eco-Museum Different from the static collections in traditional museums, cultural heritage is a combination of dynamic and static display. They not only have meaning to researchers and tourists, but also have specific value, which is embodied in the cultural heritage of the museum. Natural landscapes, buildings, movable objects and traditional customs are the historical heritages of the original ecological nature in the long-term protection and continuous participation of the residents of their communities, and vividly reflect the social behavior of the community residents. Therefore, the ecology the construction of the museum should be based on the personal participation and personal management of the residents in the community, and seek the specific guidance of experts and scholars and the care and support of the local government. Only in such a situation can it be implemented to ensure its special vitality" [8]. Therefore, the regional nature of life, the national cultural heritage, and both the associated residents constitute the three elements of the eco-museum, while the originality, integrity, and authenticity are the three important principles of the

Cultural ecology is the premise of the protection of ancient villages. The uniqueness of the ecological landscape of ancient villages is, in the final analysis, the uniqueness of cultural ecology. Every ancient village grows and evolves under specific ecological conditions. At present, the historic ancient village architecture is an important human cultural heritage, and also an important part of tourism resources. The construction of eco-tourism has positive significance for the ancient village to present its glorious side to the world. First, eco-tourism development has created a new living space for ancient villages, which makes it reflect the use value and is conducive to its protection. Second, the development

**3.1 Constructing the ancient village native museum**

concept of the eco-museum was born.

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eco-museum.

**3.2 Construction of cultural ecotourism**

experience [10]. In terms of interior decoration, the ancient villages in Taihu Lake can be decorated with decorative paintings, such as the history of ancient villages, the customs, the characteristics of scenic spots, local specialties, field minors, folklore traditional dance, self-entertainment dance, sacrificial dance, etc., to adorn the inner wall for tourists' appreciation. In this way, not only the ecological landscape of the ancient villages has been improved, but also the tourists have a comprehensive understanding of the cognition and protection of the ancient villages, which is a kind of living protection.

### **3.3 Art mining to build the cultural consciousness of ancient villages**

With the rapid advancement of globalization and urbanization, Chinese towns and villages are changing dramatically [11], and the identity dilemma of cultural identity is also approaching us. On the one hand, we need to quickly integrate into the modern civilization system of the world by means of modernization. On the other hand, we must establish our own cultural identity and maintain our own cultural identity.

Some current cases of art resident projects in some ancient villages in the country are worthy of reference for ancient dwellings in the Anqing area. For example, Xiaozhou Art Village of Guangzhou is a familiar case (**Figure 8**). It started from the artist renting idle houses of the village as a studio. The tremendous changes taking place in the ancient villages of the water town fully prove that the power of art can inject new vitality into the ancient villages and achieve sustainable development without over-commercialized tourism.

When a large number of artists came to the same place to make artistic creation, the villages with excellent mountains and waters gradually became the base of art relocation, which is also a way to activate the ancient villages. In the Cao fan and Longtanzhai villages of Taihu County, there are many ancient buildings and cultural relics in the Qing dynasty. If the two villages are based in Anhui and surrounding provinces and cities, then they are oriented to the whole country and take artistic forms such as sketching, artistic creation, photography, etc., carry out cooperation with famous colleges and universities, and promote various forms of art exchange activities such as art sketching, pen meeting, exhibition and so on,

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**Figure 9.**

*Research method framework.*

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and strive to build a bridge for artists and painters. The artistic creation base of spokespersons and brokers. Initially, the villagers may have been indifferent to the establishment of sketch bases in China's art colleges and universities. However, when they saw the employment opportunities and dissemination effects of the scheme, they actively devoted themselves to the relevant work and passed on this

This topic uses art as a medium means in the paradigm study of the ecological landscape of ancient villages. In the practice of building the ecological landscape design of the village, its purpose is to strengthen its regional cultural connotation and continue the study of the ancient villages. The research methods such as literature collection, field research, and inductive summarization are used to explore the carriers, techniques, and strategies of art in the construction of ecological landscape in ancient villages. The topic is to take Cai fan and Longtan Village as the research object, then building the theoretical system foundation. At the same time, the topic analyzes the ecological landscape of the two ancient villages, in order to further explore the practical application of the expression of art media in the ancient village landscape, so as to reach the paradigm theoretical framework for the construction

From the above analysis, we will create Cai fan ancient village and Longtanzhai as an attractive and natural ecological space that promote the two ancient villages'

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of the ecological landscape of ancient villages.

sustainable development. The framework is shown in **Figure 9**.

traditional folk custom.

**4. Methodology**

**Figure 8.** *Xiaozhou art village.*

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and strive to build a bridge for artists and painters. The artistic creation base of spokespersons and brokers. Initially, the villagers may have been indifferent to the establishment of sketch bases in China's art colleges and universities. However, when they saw the employment opportunities and dissemination effects of the scheme, they actively devoted themselves to the relevant work and passed on this traditional folk custom.
