Pit houses, the traditional residential style in western Henan, are mainly concentrated in Sanmenxia area of Shanxian, with Qu village in Zhang Bianyuan a typical representative example with its relatively complete preservation of the style. With the development of modern times, the limitation of pit houses pushes the local residents to build many new buildings on the original sites, which leads to gradual abandonment or landfill of the pit houses in Qu village, with the traditional village lying in waste. In view of this, a proposal has thus been made for the improvement in building energy conservation, rectification and restoration of the overall style of the traditional villages, with villagers fully aware of the necessity of the protection of traditional culture and inheritance, and an improved design updated for the development of pit house tourism in Qu village.