Abstract: Sand ridge landform is a typical coastal natural landform in the Chaoshan area. This research collects relevant data about the sand ridge landform area by means of data search, historical satellite image collection, field interview and archives research. It adopts the comparative research method to analyze the impacts of such topography on the settlements forms, industry types and disaster prevention systems, and summarizes three settlements landscape patterns: 1) the evolutionary pattern of settlements which are built on high ground and spread to sea, adapted to the development of sand ridge landform; 2) the agricultural landscape pattern and the “Chiku” irrigation model adapted to the temporal evolution and spatial differentiation of sand ridge soil; 3) the multi-level disaster prevention landscape pattern to resist sand storm disasters in the sand ridge landform area. This case study will contribute to a better understanding of the landscape evolution characteristics of Chaoshan sub-ethnic settlements and provide valuable experience for handling the man-land relationship in urban development.