Abstract:The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) aims to protect, enhance, and restore the benefits and services of healthy ecosystems. It is a globally recognized tool for assessing landscape sustainability. Waterfront post-industrial landscapes, notable for their significant geoeconomic value, unique characteristics, and substantial impact, represent a critical area for applying and promoting sustainable design principles. This paper examines the first SITES platinum-certified post-industrial landscape project in mainland China, the Guangzhou Baigutan Jurong Bay Exhibition Center Landscape Project. It comprehensively analyses how the SITES guidelines influence waterfront post-industrial landscape projects during pre-design assessment, site design, construction, maintenance, and operation stages. Furthermore, the study emphasizes strategies that leverage on-site resources and assume a leadership role in adapting to the specific conditions of mainland China's projects.