Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu's field theory, this study investigates the Qingguo Lane historical and cultural district in Changzhou City, analyzing the evolutionary mechanisms of cultural capital reproduction and social space reconstruction. The research finds that the local government, leveraging institutional cultural capital and symbolic power, selectively codifies historical narratives—such as the official discourse of “the first lane of Jiangnan celebrities”—to dominate the construction of a new cultural field. Developers, in turn, capitalize on economic resources to drive spatial reproduction, converting cultural capital into economic capital and shaping a consumer-oriented field characterized by an “elegant gathering and slow-living” lifestyle. Meanwhile, indigenous residents face displacement, loss of social capital, and deprivation of cultural interpretive rights amid the dynamics of capital. The renewal process not only transforms the material space but also reconstructs social relations through a closed-loop conversion between cultural and economic capital, presenting a dynamic logic of “institutional cultural capital dominance—economic capital proliferation—social capital dissolution.” The study underscores the need for future culture-oriented urban renewal to prioritize the sustainable reproduction of cultural capital and the inclusive development of social space, in order to balance heritage conservation with community rights.

This study is a case study of system improvement measures for urban regeneration of the historical and cultural environment. The example areas are Hwangnam and Inwang Hanok districts in Gyeongju City, which operate various systems to solve the urban decline problem caused by the historical and cultural environment regulations. The subjects of this study are resident support programs and district unit planning systems under the advanced promotion system established in the case area. As research methods, literature studies, field surveys, and in-depth interviews were conducted. Through this, the background and purpose of introduction of each system, major plan contents, and problems of the system application process were analyzed. This study drew the following implications through case studies. First, in order to more effectively promote the urban regeneration of the historical and cultural environment, it is necessary to improve the related systems in an integrated and systematic manner. Second, in order to resolve the policy distrust of local residents in the historical, cultural and environmental management system, a wider variety of planned alternatives to narrow the difference in interests between the public and private sectors should be presented.