A Study on the evaluation of the possibility of the maintenance of abandoned villages by former inhabitants

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In rural areas, a lot of small villages have been abandoned due to the trend of population outflow. Nevertheless, some parts of environmental elements such as farmlands and forests have been still properly maintained by the former inhabitants. This study is focused on condition of their going to their villages as a precept to maintain abandoned villages. It was revealed that they go to their villages at different frequencies not only to maintain farmlands and forest but also to maintain their graveyards, to gather edible wild plants and so on. Besides, most of their descendants won't take over their action. It was shown clearly that it is important to find out the alternative use method of abandoned villages.