2.2.1. Content Excavation of the FICH

When presenting the FICH in landscape form, the first step was to explore the landscape characteristics of the landscape gene mining techniques. The content excavation including landscape genes of the FICH was carried out using qualitatively document collecting and observation. These documents related to the Taishun Hundred-family Feast Culture include books, government report and academic articles. Observation was conducted in Sankui Town, Taishun County in 2021 and 2022. The FICH is a comprehensive unit of cultural information and requires a comprehensive analysis of the cultural vectors on which its historical formation and development depend. In applying landscape gene theory, it is necessary to explore the appropriate gene analysis methods according to folklore activity-based intangible cultural heritage characteristics. Perceptual mining, genealogical mining, geographical mining, meaning mining and tracing mining were used in this study. The perceptual mining method analyses some of the activities that are widely transmitted in the FICH. The genealogical mining method analyses the inheritance characteristics of the folklore activity of intangible cultural heritage. The geographical approach analyses the FICH's local physical and cultural characteristics of folklore activities. The meaning mining method analyses the spiritual connotations of folklore activities with the method of tracking the development of it in time and the historical perspectives.

Establishing a reasonable genetic index system for folklore activity-based intangible cultural heritage landscapes is the most effective way to explore their landscape characteristics [26]. The FICH is expressed by the material carrier, the iconic culture formed by the regional characteristics, the group identity inherited, and the inherited cultural imagery abstractly expressed through cultural symbols [27]. Therefore, exploring the landscape characteristics of the formation, development and transmission of the FICH is an indispensable objective condition for exploring its landscape genes. Based on the characteristics of the intangible cultural heritage of folklore activities and several essential core elements, including the heirs and participants of folklore activities, the content and flow of folklore activities, and the materials on which folklore activities are based, a system of ten excavation indicators is established for the intangible cultural heritage of folklore activities, including activity characteristics, evolutionary characteristics, transmission carriers, imagery characteristics, etc. [28].

#### 2.2.2. Extraction of Landscape Design Elements in FICH

Based on the content excavation of FICH and the qualitative content analysis of collected data, the landscape design elements were extracted from the landscape features in the four excavation indicators of the landscape genetic excavation system. The spatial structure and form of the landscape undertaking activities were determined according to the content of activities; the natural elements were identified based on the natural environment in which the culture evolved; the artificial elements in terms of pattern, colour and material were dictated by the morphological characteristics of the material carrier on which the cultural heritage depends; and the psychological needs of people were analysed in light of the beliefs and spirits expressed in the cultural imagery.

#### 2.2.3. Landscape Presentation Method for FICH

The last step was the landscape presentation through cultural objectification, landscape narrative and contextualization based on the landscape elements extracted above.

#### (1) Cultural objectification

Using the inheritance carrier of the FICH or physical objects used in activities, the landscape is expressed through abstraction and metaphorical symbolism, relying on sculptures, scenic walls, public service facilities and architecture in the landscape. According to the physical shape, colour and material of the cultural inheritance carrier, abstraction and simplification are carried out, and the elements are recombined together to form a new landscape. The shape is abstracted into contour lines based on the shape of the object, then

transformed into a surface based on the general form, and the whole can be materialized into a solid or hollowed-out form Chen, et al [1]. As different colours reflect the unique cultural characteristics of the local area, the primary matching colours of the cultural carrier to express the cultural connotations were used. Some colours have cultural symbolism, for example, red represents Chinese culture. The use of traditional materials and modern materials to express cultural connotations will have different expressions, the former being more archaic and the latter more visually striking. The cultural carrier of textual language can be expressed directly with the help of landscape facilities, paving etc, whose content can be detailed or generalized.
