Abstract:Through data collecting, summarization, comparison, and analysis together with prior research, literature, and fieldwork, this paper methodically explains the variations in traditional arcades found throughout Hainan Island as well as their causes. In terms of distribution status, due to the differences in topography, transportation, population and culture between the coastal and central regions of Hainan Island, the arcades on the island show the general characteristics of "coastal distribution, not seen in the central region". In terms of form and scale, the characteristics of the arcades on Hainan Island, which are "larger in developed regions, and smaller on the contrary", have developed as a result of the disparities in political and economic development in various locations. In terms of decorative style, the arcade in Hainan Island as a whole is characterized by "culturally externalization, diversification coexistence, distinctive in places", impacted by the development stage and the transmission path of the arcade.
