Abstract: In the perspective of landscape architecture， the traditional She People settlement landscape around Chimu Mountain in Jingning She Autonomous County of Lishui， Zhejiang Province was taken as the object of study， the distribution patterns， crop planting and economic change of the Jingning She People was analyzed on the basis of brief introduction of related natural conditions as well as economic and social development. Dazhangkeng village and Dongnong village were chosen as two examples of typical traditional She People settlements， and the landscape structure， settlement pattern and land use patterns were explored to discover and summarize the spatial structural characteristics and core elements of their vernacular landscape through the way of field research. It provides basic materials for the protection， utilization and development of local vernacular landscape.

Key words: landscape architecture, vernacular landscape, ethnic minorities areas, traditional She People settlement landscape