西方学者对于中国传统城乡关系的认知经历了从城乡分立到城乡统一连续体两种观念的转变,前者基于中欧城市的差别性,后者关照社会文化的一体性,但这种一体性又逐渐被新的城乡分化观念所挑战,城乡理论也在多视角的探索中进一步深化。 Western scholars’ understanding of the relationship between Chinese traditional urban and rural areas has undergone a shift from the separation of urban and rural areas to the continuum of urban and rural areas. The former is based on the differences between the cities in China and Europe and the latter on the integration of social and cultural issues. However, Challenged by the new concept of urban-rural differentiation, urban-rural theory is further deepened in the exploration of multi-perspectives.