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Background and Purpose: Urbanization in Henan, China has rapidly transformed the landscape, posing challenges to preserving traditional cultural elements like Chinese cultural and opera stages. This study aimed to provide qualitative insights into integrating traditional cultural/opera architectural design with modern urban development in Henan. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 Henan residents to gather perspectives and experiences. Interview data was thematically analysed. Findings: Residents highly valued traditional cultural/opera stage design, indicating strong cultural interconnectedness. However, challenges were identified including commercial pressure in development, implying difficulty balancing economic growth and cultural preservation. Community participation was mixed with some active engagement. Environmental sustainability concerns and financial/institutional capacity constraints highlighted the need for collaborative approaches. Conclusion and Implications: Traditional cultural elements retain deep meaning for Henan residents amidst rapid urbanization. Preserving these traditions while enabling modernization will require overcoming multiple complex challenges across commercial, environmental, social, and institutional dimensions. Findings indicate that collaborative, multi-stakeholder urban planning approaches are needed to integrate cultural preservation with sustainable growth in Chinese cities undergoing rapid development. Study insights on resident perspectives and challenges can inform policies and frameworks to effectively balance economic, environmental, and cultural priorities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study delves into the basic principles of understanding the environment from both philosophical and aesthetic perspectives. The theoretical aspect of the topic is explored and a scientific approach to solving current environmental problems is discussed. To achieve this, philosophical approaches to holistic existence are necessary, which include environmental logic, environmental ethics, and environmental aesthetics. Environmental ethics is traditionally focused on the problem of how a moral person should treat the environment, but in this study, we also consider the theory of rational knowledge and the rational factor of the environment. Ecological aesthetics is defined as the study of nature and its perception from a general theoretical point of view, as well as sensory-emotional cognition/activity and creative imagination. This specific aesthetic theory includes two dimensions -- the aesthetics of society and the environment interaction and aesthetics of environmental narrative. The theory serves cognitive, educational, culturalcreative, and environmental functions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]