The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that it is necessary to “strengthen the conservation and utilization of cultural relics and the conservation and inheritance of cultural heritages”. Cultural heritages are outstanding relics remaining along the long development history of a country or region condensing the collective wisdom. As a historical and cultural city, Lianyungang must pay attention to the conservation and flexible utilization of the historical culture, so as to add more connotations to the ideas, culture and concepts contained in regional cultural heritages in the new historical period. Therefore, from the aspects of conservation intensity, conservation measures and flexible utilization, this article studied how to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Lianyungang’s outstanding historical and cultural resources in the new era.