Abstract: Wuhan is one of the biggest industry cities in Yangtse River Basin. The relationship between the city and their waterfronts is a key issue to urban sustainable development. It was focused on the changes in Wuhans waterfronts in modern age. Through the analysis of urban form in different scales，it was also investigated the mechanism of interaction between the industrialization process and the transformation of urban waterfronts，which provided experience for developing the city in the future.