In recent years, with the rapid development of social economy, people's demand for residential gardens is also gradually increasing,From the initial living to living under and now living comfort gradually changed,In the construction of Chinese classical gardens, the garden thought of the unity of heaven and man and the pursuit of artistic conception of the garden, though made by man, as if by heaven, are the connotations pursued by the garden construction of modern residential areas. Through the analysis of the traditional design elements and design concepts of Chinese classical gardens,Comparing the construction status quo, presentation mode and actual needs of residents of existing residential gardens, Inheritance and future development trend of condensed classical garden traditional design elements in modern residential garden construction.