Local Culture Theme: Contemporary Translation of Water Channels and Ponds

Local Culture Theme: Contemporary Interpretation of Irrigation Canals and Ponds
The form of the water play area is derived from local real water conservancy landscapes rather than imported theme park vocabulary: the linear channels of irrigation canals, the curved water surfaces of ponds, the operation of sluice gates, and the nodes of water diversion are all translated into a playable scale. Children turn handwheels on small sluice gates, watching water divert to another channel—understanding how this land uses water through play. Materials use local stone, washed aggregate, and concrete, avoiding cartoonish shapes. Surrounding plants are common species found along irrigation canals. This approach makes the water play area a vehicle for local education and collective memory. Photograph during the day, showing the geometry of the channels and children's interaction simultaneously.
Avoid: Adding cartoon characters and plastic shapes, channel forms unrelated to the local area, using imported theme vocabulary, adding explanatory signs to replace the space's own explanation.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

戲水區的形式來自當地真實的水利地景而不是進口的主題樂園語彙:水圳的線性渠道、埤塘的圓弧水面、水閘門的操作、以及分水的節點,全部轉譯成可以玩的尺度。孩子在小型的閘門上轉動手輪、看水改道流向另一條渠——玩的過程就理解了這片土地怎麼用水。材質用當地的石材、洗石子與混凝土,不做卡通造型。周邊植栽選用水圳沿線常見的種類。這種作法讓戲水區同時是地方教育與集體記憶的載體。日間拍攝,渠道的幾何與孩子的操作同時可見。避免:加入卡通角色與塑膠造型、渠道形式與當地無關、使用進口的主題語彙、加設說明牌取代空間本身的說明。