“文化空间”既是一个集中了民间和传统文化活动的地点,也是一个周期性的时间,这段时间或地点由传统文化活动决定,是物质文化遗产与非物质文化遗产之间联系的纽带,“文化空间”的保护重在保护非物质文化遗产赖以生存的空间,我国的文化空间资源是相当丰富的,其中又以历史文化名城占绝大多数。因为历史文化名城经历过岁月的洗礼、拥有深厚的文化底蕴、发生过重大历史事件而青史留名。本文将“文化空间”保护概念引入历史文化名城的保护中,初步探讨历史文化名城中文化空间的保护规划,有力于促进历史文化名城保护工作的进行与研究。 “Cultural Space ” is not only a place where folk and traditional cultural activities are concentrated, but also a cyclical time, which is determined by traditional cultural activities and is the link between the material and cultural heritage and the intangible cultural heritage The protection of “cultural space ” focuses on protecting the space where the intangible cultural heritage relies. Our country's cultural space resources are quite rich, of which historical and cultural cities account for the overwhelming majority. Because historical and cultural city has experienced years of baptism, has a profound cultural heritage, major historical events have occurred and the history of the world named. This paper introduces the concept of “cultural space ” protection into the protection of historical and cultural cities, and initially explores the protection of cultural space in historical and cultural cities, which is conducive to the promotion and protection of historical and cultural cities.