Table 1 Multi-level quantitative analyses of rockery scale, shape and quantity
Level | Description | Quantified contents |
|---|---|---|
Overall | Overall scale and surroundings of the rockery | • Overall scale of the rockery • The surroundings • Viewing: best viewing position, viewing line of sight, viewing angle |
Regional | According to different functions partitioned rockery | • Rockery regionals classification • Basic data of each region: projected area, surface area, volume, etc. • The spatial location, and relationship of each region within the overall |
Hierarchical | Hierarching and interrelationships of the various regionals of the rockery from the foot to the top of the mountain | • Rockery hierarchy classification • Basic data at each hierarchy: scope, volume • Distances, heights, and areas of typical sections and elevations at each hierarchy, etc. • Interrelationships between the hierarchies |
Individual | An individual of rock on the surface of a rockery | • Number of exposed rocks in overall, in regional, and in hierarchical • The length, width, ratio of short and long sides, area, and spatial location of the surface texture of the individuals |