The study on the social value of the architectural heritage preservation

The architectural heritage is a part of the cultural heritage, whose preservation and sustainable development is becoming an important part of the national culture strategies and has received unprecedented attention. But now, architectural heritage is facing the impingement of the rapid development economy and the accelerating urbanization process. The “Constructive Destructions” has reached an unprecedented degree. To a large extent, this should be ascribed to the lack of the understanding to the architectural heritage's value, especially the social value. In order to change the situation and to deepen people's awareness of the architectural heritage value, the paper will analyze the cultural value and economic value of the architectural heritage preservation and then mainly make research on its social value with the theory of the sociology. The ultimate goal is to promote the preservation and sustainable development of the architectural heritage.