China is among the first countries in the world in developing the science of urban planning,and has evolved her own unique system.Through investigating the structural features of the plan-ning system,the laws governing its development and the causes of the rise and fall of the ancientplanning system,this article attempts to propose some insights useful to the establishment and de-velopment of the modern city planning in China. China is among the first countries in the world in developing the science of urban planning,and has evolved her own unique system.Through investigating the structural features of the plan governing system,the laws governing its development and the causes of the rise and fall Of the ancient planning system,this article attempts to propose some insights useful to the establishment and de-velopment of the modern city planning in China.