Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture (CHSLA) was formally founded in Hangzhou city in November, 1948 with its secretariat is in Beijing. Its academic activity started in 1978. Prof. Zhou Ganshi is current president of CHSLA, and he is also member in Chinese Academy of Science and Chinese Academy of Engineering）.

CHSLA is a non-profit, science popularizing, national mass organization as legal natural composed of professionals volunteering from the workers of landscape architecture of all over the country .It is part of the Chinese Association of Science and Technology (CAST).

CHSLA aims to organize and unite the LA professionals .It aims also to foster a devotion towards preservation of national natural, cultural and historical resources, build eco-friendly and beautiful habitat environment, inherit and develop the excellent tradition of Chinese landscape architecture, absorb the advanced science, technology of all the world, establish and improve a scientific system of LA with Chinese characteristics, raise the level of the science and technology of the LA, promote the training of the professionals ,and work for people's needs of fine natural environment .

The subject of the CHSLA includes traditional gardening, urban greening and landscaping, and natural landscape planning .The profession of subject has expanded to include history & theory of LA, preservation of historical garden, natural and cultural heritage, planning and design of LA, garden-buildings, landscape engineering garden plants ,zoos ,urban green space system planning ,planning of famous scenic sites and recreation area ,natural conserves planning ,urban and rural ecosystem , human habitat environment ,economy and management ,etc .

In order to promote the profession CHSLA is actively involved in academic exchanges, exploration of theory, introduction of advanced LA technology, popularization of LA science & technology, publishing journals, books and know-how, research and evaluation of important projects, consultative services, international exchanges and collaboration, LA exhibits, spreading LA information, and so on .

CHSLA includes eight committees, ie. ①Urban Greening Committee ;②Landscape Planning & Design Committee ;③Famous Scenic Sites Committee ;④Landscape Plants Committee ;⑤Landscape Plants Protection Committee ;⑥Landscape Architectural Economics & Management Committee ;⑦Chrysanthemum Research Committee ;⑧Landscape Architectural Information Committee , two branches ,①Flower and Penjing Branch ;②Landscape Construction Branch , and one center ,China Research Center of Landscape Planning & Design. And CHSLA has Chinese Landscape Architecture Magazine Publishing House. In addition, CHSLA publishes two journals-- Chinese Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Garden.

Honorary President: QIN Zhongfang, ZHAO Baojiang

President: ZHOU Ganshi (member of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering)

Vice president: MENG Zhaozhen (member of Chinese Academy of Engineering),
XIE Ninggao, GAN Weilin, WANG Bingluo,
ZHANG Shulin, HU Yunhua,
LIU Chuxiong, REN Chunxiu,
SHI Diandong, GAO Guohua

Secretary General: YANG Xuezhi

Vice Secretary General: LIU Jinsheng, YANG Dawei, LIU Xiaoming