历史文化街区是个极具"空间特性"的场所,它以历史文化氛围为其最丰富的特质,显现出物质性与非物质性的多层内在价值,并通过一系列现代商业业态的调整、分布,形成了独特的历史感与场所感,在体现城市文化多样性,延续城市文脉方面具有重要作用。本文以历史文化街区的空间特性与其场所精神之间的关系为理解街区及城市空间意识形态的脉络,从街区具有的同构历史感与地域性、复兴市井文化、构建与折射社会关系等几个空间特性出发,试图论证不论是在物质性的环境空间层面还是关系性的社会空间层面,历史文化街区都在其特有的历史文化空间氛围中积极创造着丰富的文脉意义,从而具有了场所精神。

The well-known geographer David Harvey believes in the spatial correlation. He thinks only within the correlated space, the substantial content of modern society can be discussed and understood. From the perspective of the spatial correlation, historical and cultural blocks are not only a space with street, architecture, shops and other objects, but also a space which links the people's activities and strengthens their sense of belongingness and identity. From the perspective of urban development, the historical and cultural blocks are regarded as unique places. Such places are unique because they are the locations where the cities' history and culture can be found; and they are also locations where modern urban life is reflected. Through a long period of commercial evolution, the unique atmosphere is formed around the historical and cultural blocks. The blocks provide human being's psychological needs of nostalgia, and demonstrate the multi-layer intrinsic value of material and non-material aspects in them. This article is to discuss the historical and cultural blocks with the concept of "The Spirit of Place". The author illustrates the essence of such spirit inside the historical and cultural blocks. The author thinks the essence includes the special wish consciousness and sense of collective identity in a certain region. The author studies the relationship between the spatial characteristics and the spirit of the place, and utilizes the result to understand the ideological context of urban space and blocks. Various aspects of spatial characteristics are studied, including the isomorphic sensor of history and region, the revival of Pop Culture, the construction and reflection of social relations and so on. From the studies, the author concludes that from both the physical aspects of the environmental space, and the relational aspects of the social space, the historical and cultural blocks with a unique atmosphere, actively creates the contextual meanings, during the process "the Spirit of Place" is born.