Interpreting the Urban Historical Area-Huishan Ancient Town as a Case Study

This paper examines the historical change process of urban historic districts through morphological research. This paper uses morphological theory to construct an analytical framework. Taking the ancient town of Huishan in Wuxi as an example, the relationship between the evolution process of spatial structure and spatial function is analyzed. Meanwhile, the transitional morphological characteristics are closely related to the social cultural background of each period. The conclusion of the study proposes that from the perspective of urban culture, the design of heritage sites should not only consider the conservation of physical forms, but also the social forms behind the physical forms are worth further consideration. In addition, this study also aims to provide the feasibility of western morphological theories in urban studies in China.