In response to the challenges, the team has been working on a preservation and rehabilitation plan since 2015, and implementing it in stages with the process of “Cooperation-Launch-Voting-Sharing”in the community. With the collaboration of local villagers, craftsmen, designing institute and the support of village committee, relevant government departments and sponsor groups, this project mainly focuses on the following aspects: (1) On the Mountain: the preservation and revitalization of forgotten heritage are implemented to strengthen community cohesion. (2) In the Village: regeneration of existing square and dwellings are implemented to realize a good life. (3) Commemorative Trail: the connection of the heritage and the village, routine and legend, and the present and the past.

Benefiting from 7 years of continuous community work, the consensus about the heritage and aesthetic value are reached with villagers, and indigenous knowledge, local materials, and craftsmen are respected and applied. And the whole community is now inspired and united by the restoration and reuse of the built heritage. And based on multilateral consultation and joint creation by all the stakeholders, Gaodang has achieved sustainable development in ecology, economy, culture, and other fields, and is now on the way to rural revitalization.