From the perspective of historical evolution, demonstrating the spatio-temporal evolution and driving mechanism of rural settlement spatial structure is not only related to understanding the logic of the long-term change of the research object, but also related to exploring the historical basis and path clues that form the current spatial pattern.

According to the time survey, the common forms of rural residential areas are as follows: block, strip and spindle. Most of the large-scale villages are clustered, and the development in four directions is relatively uniform.