Research on Location Characteristics of Traditional Settlement of Ethnic Groups in the Hainan Island Based on GIS Technologies

摘要

Language is an important material carrier of national culture. Based on the language zoning of Hainan Island and combined with Google Earth, GIS technology and field research, the writer used overlay and statistics methods analyzed the key indicators of the traditional settlement such as altitude, slope, waterfront distance and landforms. The characteristics of the traditional settlement of the ethnic groups in Hainan Island are summarized as follows: 1. Compared with the Han nationality, the settlments of the Li and Miao ethnic minority are located on a higher altitudes and a larger slope. 2. Most of the settlements are located on the coast or the riverside. 3. The main landform of the ethnic groups differs from each other. It reveals that the basic characteristics of the traditional settlement in Hainan Island are based on the natural and multi-cultural environment, which provides a theoretical basis for the protection and development of traditional settlement and ecological civilization in Hainan Island.