With the acceleration of urbanization, urban development poses a growing demand for land. China's national conditions of a large population with relatively little arable land require us to intensively use land, and more and more departments have been aware of the importance of intensive urban land use. The study on the current land use in the urban area of Ma'anshan City, is not only conducive to adjustment of land use layout and structure as well as urban ecological construction, but also of guiding significance to the economical and intensive land use in Ma'anshan City. This paper first describes the natural, social and economic situation of Ma'anshan's urban area, then analyzes the land use structure, layout and problems, and finally puts forth the recommendations for improving current land use situation in the urban area of Ma'anshan City.