02849nas a2200349   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001100043653001600054653001200070653002100082653002900103653002600132653002300158653002800181653002200209653001700231653002100248653002800269653002600297100001700323700001700340700001100357700001600368700001600384700001700400245008000417856014300497490000700640520183200647022002002479                                       d10aArcGIS10aEthnobotany10aQinghai10aThe Salar people10aTraditional construction10atraditional knowledge10aWattled-wall house10aconservation management10acultural heritage10aethnic group10alocal government10aspatiotemporal analysis10atraditional knowledge1 aMingjing Zhu1 aBinsheng Luo1 aBen La1 aRuijie Chen1 aFenggui Liu1 aChunlin Long00aThe Wattled-Wall House of Salar People and Its Conservation and Development  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121659764&doi=10.3390%2fsu14010023&partnerID=40&md5=aab5087fb29e207e7fdfde582d9fd5bf0 v143 aSalar people are Turkic-speaking Islamic people and an ethnic group with a small population in China. Wattled-wall house of Salar people is a type of traditional house threatened by extinction. In 2008, the wattled-wall house construction skills were selected for the national intangible cultural heritage list. It is mainly distributed in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County, Qinghai Province of China. So far, Salar people′ s traditional wattled-wall house knowledge has been poorly docu-mented. Therefore, a study supporting cultural preservation efforts is needed, including preserving plants used in its construction. This study mainly applied ethnobotanical methods based on data collection through observation, interviews, and documentation. Additionally, ArcGIS data analysis is also used to supplement the evaluation of the traditional wattled-wall house. This study aimed to (1) document traditional knowledge about the wattled-wall house construction, (2) and evaluate the current status of the wattled-wall house from different angles like the environmental adaptability and internal advantages and disadvantages. The result showed that the local people still apply the knowledge about the wattled-wall house from generation to generation. However, due to some practical reasons, the wattled-wall house is on the verge of extinction. There are 11 plant taxa used as construction materials in wattled-wall house. Conservation efforts for species involved in the wattled-wall house are needed, especially the ones with limited availability. Re-use of wattled-wall house is needed in order to maximize the economic benefits and to safeguard its historical and architectural values. It is recommended that the conservation of this cultural heritage needs more attention and effort from the local government or the society.  a20711050 (ISSN)