Introduction:Burra Charter was established in 1979,which becomes the key of government decision-making guidance documents in Australia,Article 2,Conservation and management,2.4‘Places of cultural significance should be safeguarded and not put at risk or left in a vulnerable state’.In Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China established in 2000 by ICOMOS China,Article 39,Historical and cultural city,town,village as a continuation of the contemporary life and production of historical relics,them should not be protected to a fixed point at a time,but manage and regulate their development and changes,and let them blend in modern life to continuously show they inherited the essence of traditional culture and the development of value.The core idea from these two pieces of principles in each Charter shows that different attitude of heritage conservation.Australian focuses on management of conserving heritage area,Chinese pays more attention on the process of conservation while social change.Land tenure plays an important role of conservation process,and as a result affects the conservation management approach for showcase areas in Sydney and Shanghai respectively. Introduction: Burra Charter was established in 1979, which becomes the key of government decision-making guidance documents in Australia, Article 2, Conservation and management, 2.4’Places of cultural significance should be safeguarded and not put at risk or left in a vulnerable state ’.In Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China established in 2000 by ICOMOS China, Article 39, Historical and cultural city, town, village as a continuation of the contemporary life and production of historical relics, they should not be protected to a fixed point at a time, but manage and regulate their development and changes, and let them blend in modern life to continuously show but they inherited the essence of traditional culture and the development of value. The core idea from these two pieces of principles in each Charter shows that different attitude of heritage conservation .Australian focusing on management of conserving heritage area, Chinese pays more attention on the process of conservation while social change.Land tenure plays an important role of conservation process, and as a result affects the conservation management approach for showcase areas in Sydney and Shanghai respectively.