We observe them of Chinese landscape painting from the ancient works, it is not difficult to find the paintings of all time is on the basis of inheriting predecessors, adapt to changing times culture is created by its own characteristics, rather than a machine to take to move, and traditional landscape painting to our way of performance to some extent we can as a medium of cognition to subjective cognitive structures, ancient and modern.The unique way of cognition and expression of the Chinese people describe the natural images of the mountains and rivers in their lives, which drives the development of traditional landscape painting. The theme of landscape painting is a schematic expression of Chinese landscape culture by literati painters, whose influence scope at that time is unimaginable. Among them, the understanding of nature and abstract expression of the way to observe the world is a basic attitude towards nature and human. The traditional landscape painting combined with the spatial layout of natural conditions, followed the principle of integrity, and created the ideal living environment of the ancients.Living in a different era, we should subjectively change our painting techniques in the face of the city scene and seek for a greater breakthrough. Chinese traditional culture is the embodiment of Chinese national cohesion and national confidence, but also provides an important opportunity for the self-development of Chinese culture. Era of Chinese landscape painting is a culture, urban culture and even the important carrier of Chinese culture, traditional landscape painting the bridge for the urban landscape architecture, also gave us the modern city landscape painting creation motivation, we inherit the traditional at the same time, constantly looking for the definition of urban landscape should be in writing, to city and life, integration of city and nature, finally realize the unity of nature and artistic conception.