As is known to all, the protection and utilization of ancient villages are involved in very wide range of problems and those problems are very complicated. In this paper, we firstly elaborate the basic characteristics and value composition of traditional villages, including scientific value, architectural value, artistic value, etiquette value, social value, historical value and spiritual value. Then from the perspective of cultural features, natural landscape, historic relic and intangible heritage, we propose some strategies for the protection of traditional villages.