Traditional buildings are a comprehensive manifestation of history, art, and architectural features, and are also a carrier of folk culture, traditional skills, and regional aesthetic tastes. This paper studies traditional buildings and arts from three regions of Jiangxi, including northern Jiangxi, southern Jiangxi, and central Jiangxi. Traditional buildings in Jiangxi Province flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. As Jiangxi is located in the interior of China and is adjacent to many provinces, the architectural art of traditional buildings is greatly influenced by geographical location. Traditional buildings in northern Jiangxi are influenced by Huizhou architectural culture, while those in southern Jiangxi are influenced by Hakka culture. The patio-style buildings and high-lighting buildings that represent the local characteristics of Jiangxi are found exactly in central Jiangxi. The relatively diverse set of architectural features and artistic elements is due to a variety of intertwined regional cultures. Compared with those of the surrounding provinces, the economic level of Jiangxi is relatively underdeveloped, and the local architecture has accordingly formed a restrained, simple, and practical artistic style.

Due to its special geographical conditions, Guangdong has absorbed the essence of the Central Plains Han culture and characteristics of foreign cultures, resulting in architecture in which traditional buildings exhibit unique regional cultural connotations. The architectural design is adapted to the needs of nature and ecology and the arts and humanities. This paper investigates the technical process of using local materials to obtain structural materials. Traditional Guangdong buildings use patios, cold alleys and doors as well as windows in a comprehensive manner to create an energy-saving and environmentally friendly ventilation design, which was analyzed here. In addition, we study the floor plans and artistic characteristics of traditional buildings in different regions of Guangdong. Traditional Guangdong buildings realize the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature, as well as embody the concept of sustainable development. Traditional buildings integrate benefits and efficiency while condensing the surpassing wisdom and rich experience of craftsmen from ancient times to the present. Thus, it is worthwhile to research the connotation of traditional buildings to develop modern architectures.

The rebirth of educational architectural heritage plays an important role in the urban tourism economy, and studying the integration of educational heritage and tourism is of great significance and value. This article selects the educational heritage in Nanjing, China, from 1840 to 1952 as its research object to explore the integration and sustainable development relationship between heritage utilization and tourism. This article adopts a research method that combines qualitative and quantitative methods. First, it collects historical data and conducts on-site surveys to obtain information on 117 important educational heritage sites in Nanjing. Then, it uses ArcGIS technology to quantitatively analyze the evolution rules of modern educational buildings in Nanjing and the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of the heritage. Finally, a cultural tourism strategy is proposed based on heritage characteristics and government policies. The research results reveal the interdependence and sustainable development relationship between the protection and utilization of educational heritage and tourism: according to the distribution characteristics of the heritage in the urban space, the "educational heritage tourism path" of the ancient city is constructed, which can promote the development of urban tourism. Subsequently, the economic value created by tourism is used to "feed back" heritage protection. This research result provides reference for educational heritage tourism in other cities in China and around the world.

Ginling College is the first women’s college founded by the American Christian Church in Nanjing, China, in the early 20th century. The architectural style of the school reflects the orientation of the “Chinese localization” of the Christian Church at that time. It is a representative work of the revival of traditional Chinese architecture. It is known as a “Renaissance of Chinese traditional architecture” and profoundly influenced later generations. Due to its important historical status and artistic value, the Ginling College complex has been designated by the Chinese government as a national key cultural relic protection unit and China’s 20th-century architectural heritage, and the protection scope of the Ginling College historical district has been specially designated for overall protection. Currently, little research has been conducted on this historic area, so the authors undertook this project. This paper adopts a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods for research, starting from the two aspects of architectural art and sustainable design, and analyzes in detail the artistic characteristics of the project, the structural materials obtained locally, and the sustainable design method that utilizes natural lighting and ventilation to explore a modern campus design method based on the concept of sustainable design with a “combination of Chinese and Western architectural art”. Through artistic creation and technological innovation, traditional Chinese revival architecture has realized a harmonious coexistence between man and nature, embodying the design concept of sustainable development, and promoting the development of architecture and the region.

Depression, anxiety disorders and sleep disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent among college students. While psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy remain important interventions, their practical implementation in university settings may be constrained by factors including limited service accessibility, scheduling constraints, privacy concerns, stigma, and poor long-term adherence. As a low-threshold supportive intervention that can be readily integrated into campus environments, art healing offers a complementary approach to promoting college student mental health. This review includes 20 studies retrieved from the Web of Science and PubMed databases. These studies provide evidence for the mental health benefits of auditory art, visual art, and integrated art healing. The findings indicate that music-based interventions (the primary form of auditory art) have relatively robust supporting evidence for alleviating stress and anxiety; visual art and integrative art healing also yield measurable positive mental health outcomes. However, existing research is limited by heterogeneous intervention delivery protocols, small sample sizes, short follow-up periods, and substantial variation in methodological quality. Current evidence supports art healing as a complementary strategy for mental health promotion in higher education settings, rather than an alternative treatment modality. Future work should test standardized protocols in multi-site student samples. Long-term follow-up designs to further clarify its target populations, underlying mechanisms, and sustained efficacy.