Abstract:Taking Huangmuqiao River in Nanjing as the research object, from the perspectives of river flood control safety, water resource supply capacity, water environment and water ecology, and spatial management and control, the functional orientation of the river is clarified and a scientific and efficient river protection scheme is formulated to build a river protection and management system suitable for the economic and social development. A new river protection pattern is formed to improve the river flood control, water supply, ecology and other public welfare functions, which gives full play to the comprehensive benefits of the river, and promotes the sustainable utilization of river resources. More new ideas of river construction and development are discussed from the traditional river and lake protection planning, and also the reference is provided to analyze the protection planning of the other rivers.