This article is based on a survey of the New Residential Area in Tangshan.The purposes of the survey were tounderstand the characteristics of the residents’ activities,probe into the state of adaptability between people andplanning where conflict lies,and search for the ways to improve planning in residential area. This article is based on a survey of the New Residential Area in Tangshan. The purposes of the survey were tounderstand the characteristics of the residents’ activities, probe into the state of adaptability between people and planning where conflict lies, and search for the ways to improve Planning in residential area.