Traditional villages are a living heritage of Chinese civilization and a vivid reflection of the cultural diversity of the Chinese nation. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China emphasized the "inheritance of excellent traditional Chinese culture", injecting strong impetus into the protection and development of traditional villages in the new era. How to scientifically protect and rationally utilize traditional villages, and make them shine with new vitality in the process of modernization, has become an urgent topic that needs to be explored in depth. Adhere to system protection and build a scientific and reasonable protection system. The Third Plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China emphasized the promotion of systematic protection and unified supervision of cultural heritage, which provides important guidance for the protection of traditional villages. The protection of traditional villages is a systematic project that requires overall planning and design. Protection work should not be limited to the repair of individual buildings, but should view village culture from a holistic and dynamic perspective, comprehensively considering multiple dimensions such as ecosystem, cultural system, and social system, to avoid "fragmented" protection. At the ecological level, attention should be paid to the symbiotic relationship between villages and natural landscapes. Only by protecting the natural elements such as mountains, rivers, forests, and lakes around the village can we achieve the harmonious unity of traditional village culture and nature. At the cultural level, the folk customs, skills, and other elements of traditional villages are intertwined, forming a unique cultural ecosystem and important cultural genes of the village. Protect the integrity of the cultural ecology of the village and allow the cultural genes of traditional villages to continue. At the social level, attention should be paid to improving people's livelihoods and better leveraging the enthusiasm and initiative of villagers to participate in the protection of traditional villages. Promote active protection and stimulate endogenous motivation. The vitality of traditional village protection lies in the inheritance of vitality, and the vitality of traditional villages lies in human activities. We should pay attention to the excavation and display of traditional village culture, present the rich and diverse cultural connotations of traditional villages, and promote the innovative development of traditional villages. By organizing folk activities, cultural exhibitions, traditional skill performances, and developing cultural and creative industries, digital technology can be used to protect and showcase traditional villages, allowing more people to learn about traditional villages through the internet, experience the charm of traditional culture, and revitalize traditional villages. Integrating culture and tourism, exploring sustainable development models. Highlight innovative development, encourage the exploration of modern expressions of village culture on the basis of protection, and make them compatible with contemporary society. Moderately developing rural tourism, study tours, and other forms of tourism can not only enhance the economic vitality of villages, but also spread traditional culture. Strengthen multi-party collaboration and form a strong force for the protection of traditional villages. The protection of traditional villages is a long-term and arduous task that requires the joint efforts of the government, society, experts, and villagers. The government should play a leading role and strengthen policy support and funding investment for the protection of traditional villages. To establish and improve laws and regulations for the protection of traditional villages, clarify responsibilities and obligations for protection, and strengthen supervision and guidance for the protection of traditional villages. At the same time, we should actively guide social forces to participate in the protection of traditional villages, and encourage enterprises, social organizations, and individuals to contribute to the protection of traditional villages. Experts should leverage their professional strengths to provide technical support and intellectual support for the protection of traditional villages. We need to strengthen research on the protection of traditional villages and explore scientific and reasonable protection methods and technological means. Villagers are the main body of traditional village protection, and their wishes should be fully respected to make them participants and beneficiaries of traditional village protection. Traditional villages are precious assets of the Chinese nation, and protecting them is protecting our cultural roots and spiritual home. Based on system protection, with active inheritance as the core, and multi-party cooperation as the guarantee, we will comprehensively promote the protection and inheritance of traditional villages. In the future, we should take a higher position and more practical measures to promote the in-depth protection of traditional villages, so that these villages that carry nostalgia and cultural memories can shine with new brilliance in the new era and become vivid footnotes of cultural confidence. (New Society)