Abstract: The space layout and space organization of Lanting were explored,at the same time, the gardening art of Lanting’s rock layout, water body construction, plant landscape and architectural conception was analyzed to discusses the value and significance of Lanting as a case study of Shaoxing traditional public gardens. Lanting was built before Wang Xizhi’s repair,it was renamed by Wang Xizhi and hadundergone many reconstructions. At this stage, Lanting is a small garden covering an area of about one hectare. It is the first public garden to be recorded. The layout is compact and flexiblewith winding water flowing as the center, surrounded by the Goose Pool, Goose poolPavilion, Liuying Pavilion, Xiao Lanting, Yubei Pavilion, Mo Huating, Wang Youjun hall, etc. The overall pattern follows the principle of line connecting with pavilion, making the space have a rhythm of transition. Sense; in the layout, the relationship between “virtual”and “real”can be extended to the relationship between big and small, sparse and dense, hidingand exposed; plant landscape elements are rich in species, including Cymbidium faberi, Phyllostachys heterocycla‘Pubescens’, Osmanthus fragrans,Rhododendron annae, Lithocarpus naiadarum , and so on .