Abstract:This article discusses the inheritance issues of built heritage under the background of its conservation and regeneration in the international context of modern architecture, and the development of the archetypal theories close to the built heritage. It presents a series of viewpoints on the relationship between archetype and innovation, comprehends the serious ways of inheritance reflected in modern architecture. Furthermore, it touches the influences of the Chinese capitol archetype on the historic city evolution. In addition, the author still introduces the approaches of built heritage inheritance in the historic city mending and symbiotic relationship between old and new in the historic environment.