Taking the ancient villages of Zengcheng as research object, This paper combed new quantity change and spatial distribution of ancient village since the Tang Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, and found the development of the ancient villages in Zengcheng experienced five stages, including initial formation, Vigorously development, stable development, accelerated development, and sluggish growth. The characteristics of space distribution of ancient vil ages in Zengcheng including 3 aspects:they are more concentrated in the South than in the north, and in the west than in the east, they are more concentrated in the Cantonese culture district than in the Hakka culture district, and they are more concentrated in the plain district than in the mountain area.%以增城古村落为研究对象，在梳理自唐代至清末的开村数量变化基础上，发现增城古村落的形成发展经历了初始形成、大力开发、稳定发展、加速发展以及停滞发展等5个阶段。增城古村落空间分布特征显著，总体上呈现“南密北疏、西密东疏”格局，从民系文化类型空间来看，则表现为“广府型密、客家型疏”，从地形地貌类型空间来看，表现为“平原密、山区疏、丘陵地区均衡”特征。
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