The artificial water systems is one of important contents of Dongjing capital construction in the Northern Song Dynasty,the article carries on the traditional culture tracing to the capital Dongjing 's water system construction in the Northern Song Dynasty.At the view of three angle explanation including the Confucianism,Taoism and the zen,philosophic thinking-harmony between man and nature,the influence of many kinds of connotations on building the water system were discussed.The design methodology in the process of building river system,which manifested the respect nature, made use of favorable conditions and avoided unfavorable conditions,were shown.The artistic creation thought between the human and the nature and the imperial palace moat,the natural pond-middle of the water palace still had the model significance as representative's principle water culture mark to the urban construction nowadays