古城、古镇、古村落以其悠久厚重的历史、丰富的人文自然资源、独具特质的民俗民风,承载与传续着一个民族、一个地域的发展历史、文化精神与集体记忆。它的发展演变是一个民族文明兴衰的历史见证,所蕴涵的文化信息也是民族传统文化的重要组成部分。作为拥有7000年农耕历史的文明古国,中国在其广袤悠远的历史时空中,经过各族人民长期的创造性建设和积累,形成了众多形态各异、特 The ancient city, the ancient town and the ancient village carry and develop the history, culture and collective memory of a nation and a region with its long and thick history, abundant humanistic natural resources and unique folk customs. Its development and evolution is a historical witness of the rise and fall of a nation’s civilization. The cultural information implied is also an important part of the national traditional culture. As an ancient civilized country with a history of 7,000 years of farming, in its vast and distant historical space and time, after long-term creative construction and accumulation by people of all ethnic groups, China has formed many different forms and specialities