*Article* **Spatial Form and Conservation Strategy of Sishengci Historic District in Chengdu, China**

**Wen Liang, Yahaya Ahmad \* and Hazrina Haja Bava Mohidin**

Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

**\*** Correspondence: yahaya@um.edu.my; Tel.: +60-379-675395

**Abstract:** The historic district is a carrier to show the urban landscape, and the analysis of the spatial form of the historic district from human behavioral activities is beneficial to grasp the social and functional attributes of the space. Combining with the spatial layout of the Sishengci historic district, the overall spatial structure of the Sishengci historic district is analyzed in terms of integration, connectivity, control, depth, and intelligibility by using the analysis of the axial lines in space syntax through the relationship diagram and quantitative description of the syntax. Based on the findings, targeted conservation strategies are proposed, namely the conservation of the core area of the district, the shaping of the local spirit, and the reconstruction of the social space, which have a guiding significance for the conservation and renewal of the Sishengci historic district.

**Keywords:** historic district; spatial morphology; space syntax; conservation strategy
