Abstract:The Eastern Garden built by Prince Liang Xiao was the most representative private garden in the Western Han Dynasty. As the special status of garden owner, the Eastern Garden was the only prince’s palace that can be comparable to the Shanglinyuan in the imperial garden. This article summarizes the research of historical vocabulary, existing relics, documents and predecessors, and the results show that one of the most notable characteristics of gardening techniques is garden in garden. Piling up rocks and hills with soil and rocks, combination of stone and water were all constructed with exquisite skills. And the artistic conception of painting and poetry of the garden had initially appeared. Planting layouts displayed the brilliance of four seasons and the variety of animals was amazing, laying equal stress on aesthetics and practicality.