An　Eco-industrial　Park　(EIP)　is　an　industrial　park　developed　according　to　the　theory　of　industrial　ecology,　which　can　significantly　reduce　industrial　pollution　and　improve　regional　or　local　sustainability.　On　the　account　of　the　requirements　on　energy　and　material　flows　connection,　the　construction　and　development　of　EIPs　are　contingent　for　effective　environmental　plannings.　China　initiated　the　construction　of　EIPs　during　foundation　of　the　previous　economic　and　technological　development　or　high-tech　districts　in　2001,　by　classifying　EIPs　into　3　categories:　Integrated　Eco-Industrial　Park,　Sector　Eco-Industrial　Park　and　Venous　Industry　based　on　Eco-Industrial　Park.　In　each　category,　EIP　contributes　significantly　to　the　regional　and　local　economy　as　well　as　regional　and　sustainable　development.　The　environmental　planning　for　EIP　is　guided　by　three　independent　standards　and　by　the　HJT　409-2007　guides　for　the　establishment　of　EIP　Planning,　which　makes　regulations　on　the　principles,　methods,　contents　and　detailed　requirements　of　the　EIP　planning.　The　purpose　of　this　study　is　to　identify　the　effectiveness　of　EIP　planning　in　China.　This　article　reviews　the　theory　and　practice　of　EIPs　in　China　and　summarizes　China＇s　environmental　planning　(EP)　system.　A　case　of　EIP　is　presented　for　qualitative　analysis　and　for　the　evaluation　of　the　effectiveness　of　the　EIP　planning.　The　results　of　the　evaluation　on　both　the　achievements　and　the　processes　of　planning＇s　goals,　from　the　perspective　of　environmental　carrying　capacity　(ECC),　reveal　the　challenges　of　EIP　planning　in　China.　Then　recommendations　are　provided　on　how　to　improve　China＇s　EP　system　for　EIP　to　achieve　the　desired　results.　©　(2014)　Trans　Tech　Publications,　Switzerland.