How to Draw on the Urban-rural Space Evolution Experience of Foreign Metropolis for Xi’an?

“Space†is the place where people take social and economic activities, as well as the carrier supporting any public life style and rights and acts. Urban and rural places are the two main parts that comprise the regional economic system, and only when they are developed harmoniously can the overall economic optimization and social welfare maximization come true. On basis of analyzing the experience and mechanism of urban and rural spaces of London, New York and Tokyo 3 typical international metropolitan area and learning from their development experience, the study has proposed development strategies for the integration of urban-rural space of Xi’an City according to its current development situation.