In order to provide reference for seawall construction under the background of global warming, sea level rising and sustainable development, a comprehensive review on the research progress and development history of seawall construction in Jiangsu Province was summarized. The seawall construction history in Jiangsu includes the ancient seawall stage, the slope seawall stage, the standard seawall stage and the ecological seawall stage. The design standard, embankment line site selection, structural type and protection engineering were proposed. Ecological measures including seawall ecological transformation, construction of saltmarsh wetland ecosystem and submerged reef are the development directions of seawall engineering construction in the future. Keywords: muddy coast; selection of embankment type; embankment line layout; ecological seawall; Jiangsu Province 〖FL