Evolution Features and Arrangement of Rural Settlements with Jiangsu Province as an Example

Rural settlements buildings in Jiangsu Province have changed a lot since reform and opening-up;however,scattered arrangement,resource-wasting and high-cost of basic facilities building resulted from traditional pattern of settlement,lack of unified planning and policy-leading.Through the analysis of the development and features of rural settlements in Jiangsu Province since 1980s,this paper discusses the principles to be followed in the process of rural settlement arrangement and studies the thought and suggestions about rural settlement arrangement.