Image of Landscapes in Ancient Water Towns—— Case Study on Zhouzhuang and Tongli of Jiangsu Province

1 Introduction Image is generally a mental picture which is built on an environmental impression. Since the 1960s, the urban image has become a new field for studying urban spatial structure from perceptive of environment (Gu and Song, 2001). Lynch (1960) considered that urban image implies “discernable” and “impressive”. However, the urban image emphasizes urban spatial structure and landscapes. In tourism the image of destination has developed into two components closely interrelated: …     

风景小城 四面环水有5个湖泊环绕 风景小岛 家家临水有15条河流流淌 风景小桥 户户通舟有49座桥相连接 江苏省吴江市同里镇以悠久历史典型水乡风格“东方小威尼斯”的美誉推靓了其地名俏姿

同里隶属江苏省吴江市,位于太湖之滨,京杭大运河畔,紧依上海、苏州、杭州中国南方三大著名城市,距苏州市18公里,距上海80公里,面积33公顷,被五个湖泊环抱。同里风景优美,镇外四面环水,镇内由15条河流纵横分割为7个小岛,全镇由49座