Abstract: The formation and development of ecologicalengineer in China and the west have their own various specialbackground including social, economic, scientific and technical.so that there are some differences between Chinese and Western ecological engineering in the aspacts of purposes of study and application,theoretic basis, design principle,technology ’human manipulation of ecosystem structure and recognizxd values. In order to promote the development of ecological engineering in the world,a briefly comparision of ecological engineering between China and the West is made in order to learn from and help each other. 

Key words: ecological engineering, China, the West