The rural revitalization strategy has created a new historical opportunity for rural development. In order to restore the original vitality and style of the village, some research on Liutxiang village was done. Based on the full analysis of its resent situation, some strategies for village renewal under the guidance of catalyst theory was explored. Through the recognition and extraction of the catalytic element, catalyst carrier and activated and catalytic effect of control and guidance, including architecture, landscape, public space and culture in four aspects, catalytic element update framework, from construction group, landscape composite construction, to optimize the public space, inheriting the historical context four aspects catalyst design strategies are put forward. The research shows that catalyst theory is highly compatible with village spatial renewal, which provides a new opportunity and perspective for rural transformation in the new period.