Abstract: Based on the perspective of multi-dimensional factors, this paper takes the middle area of Chenghai District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province as an example to summarize the evolution characteristics of rural peri-urbanization areas, and reveal the evolution mechanism from the dimensions of market force, government force, and social force. Research shows that case presents the typical features of peri-urbanization in land use, economic industry and social structure in the process of evolution. The lead of market power is the foundation, which determines the development pattern of regional space. The control of government force is the institutional guarantee, which guides the effective allocation of spatial resources. The embedding of social force cultivates endogenous forces, which injects strong impetus into the transformation and development of peri-urbanization areas. Finally, it is proposed that strengthening the leading role of spatial planning, exploring differentiated transformation paths, and innovating spatial control modes and governable platforms will become the key to guiding the transformation of peri-urbanization areas.