Spatial Evolution of Rural Built Heritage Guided by the Construction of Cultural Routes --A Case Study of Dongshiguyan Village in Beijing

The relationship between urban and rural built environment is influenced by spatial forms, life patterns, industrial structures, transportation links, and other elements. In the pre-modern period, urban and rural areas were once characterized by "homogeneity", with continuity in terms of space, living, and industry. Along with the urbanization process, villages are gradually separated from the cities, with changes as spatial separation, life divergence, and industrial stagnation. Namely, the "continuity" between urban and rural areas is weakened. Traditional villages with historical and cultural deposits, are naturally culturally resilient and can respond positively to external conditions. If the cognitive system of the village environment is reconstructed based on cultural resilience and the value of traditional resources is further explored, it is possible to strengthen "continuity" and promote urban and rural integration. The study focuses on Dongshiguyan Village, a traditional village along the Ancient Road of West Beijing, analyzing the village culture, daily life, public space, and transportation to summarize the evolution of continuity based on the concept of resilience. Placing the village in the overall urban and rural environment, the study realizes village empowerment and industrial activation in three aspects: population attraction, spatial reuse, and industrial adjustment, and finally, reconstruct village continuity. Consequently, the study aims to provide a paradigm for the renewal and development of traditional villages in contemporary times, connecting the present and the future through cultural continuity.