Study On The Protection Of Cultural Heritage Of Settlement Changes

China is a vast, long history, many ethnic, diverse geography, climate variety, multiculturalism, gave birth to the different characteristics of the ancient town. These simple, vivid, fresh settlement town, full of culture and the arts is an important part of the essence of traditional Chinese architecture, a true reflection of the social life of the era of the rural economy and agricultural civilization very impersonal. It embodies the wisdom of working people, precipitated the nation’s outstanding cultural heritage of a rich history, with important historical, scientific, cultural, artistic, educational and tourism value, is a valuable historical and cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. Shanxi Province is the birthplace of the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization, long history, unique cultural and natural environment, creating and saving a lot of traditional villages, towns and villages is one of the most ancient provinces of China set. With the evolution of history, in the natural destruction and vandalism dual role of traditional settlements under severe threat, and even signs of disappearing. Must deeply understand that the village settlements unique architectural extremely fragile historical and cultural heritage, is a valuable asset can not be copied and reproduced. Protection and development of village settlements long way to go.Traditional Settlement of human material and non-material cultural heritage relics ground. A variety of folk art and the most highly concentrated area covered. Traditional settlement of many human constructs and structures are so tenacious, full of vicissitudes, as our respect today, miss, examine historical information field. As a traditional settlement fossil heritage park, distinctive art form and is a native of authentic folk customs and cultural feast, humanities and social sciences is the most nutritious food for thought, is to build culture, new rural cultural personality gene pool. As the traditional settlement carries native Chinese culture, these cultures hidden genes most authentic Chinese culture, so the construction of new socialist countryside today, not only can not discard the intrinsic gene traditional culture, but also to tap the essence of national culture.XiangLi village settlements of Jinzhong in Shanxi, located relative to typical gully region of the Loess Plateau, the entire village conform to the topography and built, using traditional forms inhabited by Cliff kiln Habitat. In this paper, as the carrier phase Li village settlements, through several field trips, the full study, excavation of historical and cultural village, the residents of the settlement analysis of building materials on the natural environment and adaptability in the ancient village-based site selection, spatial patterns, geographical extensive research building characteristics, artistic features as well as the reasons for changes and other aspects of the decline of the Middle Kingdom, proposed the idea for the protection and development of village settlements. I hope to geographical heritage of traditional culture, protected residential construction as a symbol of the intangible cultural heritage and to folk art as a symbol of the intangible cultural heritage has played a positive role. To provide for the protection of traditional settlements and cultural heritage research reference and reference, to arouse people’s awareness of protecting the heritage village settlements, promote local culture, a new era for the new rural construction of suggestions.