This paper takes the renovation project of the historical and cultural street areas in Qingdao as the foothold,and takes the Liyuan culture in Qingdao as the symbolic element to shape the urban space features.It analyzes two specific cases of art intervention in urban renewal at home and abroad,and discusses the methods and strategies of art in reshaping the spatial features of Qingdao's old city,providing reference for creating a Qingdao-style old city revival demonstration zone,reviving the vitality of the old city,and continuing the urban heritage.