In the current context of urban renewal, the memory of historic sites often faces the challenge of being neglected or even destroyed, and how to protect and pass on the local history and culture in urban renewal has become an urgent problem to be solved. To address this issue, this study takes Chung Ying Street in Sha Tau Kok as an example to explore the role of narrative in the renewal of historic sites. Chung Ying Street is located in Yantian District of Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, which is the ground boundary between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It is the ground border between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, jointly administered by the Shenzhen and Hong Kong governments, and is known as the "window of one country, two systems".