Abstract: The river system, by artificial intervention and management, has a close connection with the city. It has boosted the growth of the riverside urban functional zoning, and created a unique landscape centered with river. This paper focuses on the city section of Qinhuai River system during the Six Dynasties (A.D. 222—589) and Ming Dynasty (A.D.1368—1644). With graphic analysis, it sorts out the elements composition and distribution characteristic of the riverside landscape, including the functional structures, garden landscapes and landscape culture. Applying comparative analysis, it explores the formation of the riverside landscape. This paper studies the interaction between the urban river and the zoning along the river, so as to offer references for keeping harmony between man and nature, and the sustainable development of river landscape resources.