Abstract: This paper introduces some new viewpoints getting from the studying on land subsidence of Shanghai in recent years. It also presents some primary achievements obtained in the processes of research on the early forecasting warning system of land subsidence in Shanghai. With consideration of the 11th Five-Year-Plan of land subsidence prevention and cure in Shanghai, this paper points out the existing problems of current studying work which need to be solved urgently, and gives some suggestion on the future study and research direction.