The ancient city of Taierzhuang belongs to Zaozhuang City of Shandong province. Similar to other resource exhausted cities，it confronts with the problem of industrial transformation and upgrading. Through the regeneration of the old city，Zaozhuang government strives to build cultural tourism，based on which，it drives the economic growth and the reshaping of city spirit. From selling “resources” to selling “culture”，Taierzhuang explores a new way of urban transformation and upgrading，which has significant revelation on other similar cities. <<