Abstract:The fresh theories, methods and technologies had been offered by development of landscape ecology for ecology, geography and other relevant subject. However, study and application of landscape ecology did not carry out until 1980s. Based on reviewing the basical principles and main research ways of landscape ecology, its development and application in China were concluded, and some problems in the development landscape ecology in our country were also pointed out. Finally, a few fields which need to be improved further were looked into the future.