Vernacular　architecture　has　been　keeping　growing　along　with　continuities　transformations　and　adaptations　to　the　different　socioeconomic　development　and　climate　conditions　based　upon　local　needs　in　different　periods　of　time.　How　to　preserve　the　tradition　during　the　modern　rural　construction　has　been　concerned　by　many　architects　and　local　inhabitants　already.　In　the　process　of　rural　revitalization,　the　adaption　of　vernacular　architecture　has　a　deep　impact　on　the　modern　design　of　residential　housing　and　public　buildings.　In　the　study　of　the　adaptation,　it　is　also　worked　as　the　form　of　an　attempt　to　revoking　tradition　and　vernacular　into　modern　design　during　the　rural　revitalization.　The　study　will　be　clarified　from　the　case　study　with　the　traditional　villages　in　China　and　in　Poland　respectively.　The　factors　mainly　were　considered　in　the　study　as　below:　the　inheritance　of　traditional　culture,　introducing　green　building　technology,　using　local　materials,　considering　the　local　microclimate,　increasing　the　inclusiveness　and　versatility　of　the　buildings　in　rural　areas.　In　general,　It　highly　recommended　combining　harmonious　development　inheriting　the　traditional　vernacular　architecture　as　well　as　combining　the　environmental　characteristics　and　construction　features　into　the　modern　architecture　design.　©　2020,　The　Editor(s)　(if　applicable)　and　The　Author(s),　under　exclusive　license　to　Springer　Nature　Switzerland　AG.