Abstract: The masonry cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi are typical regional sustainable existence and residence buildings, containing ecological wisdom and cultural connotation based on environmental coordination. Aiming at the synergy of architectural culture inheritance and green development, the paper took the green experience of traditional residences as the main research path. Taking the masonry cave dwellings as the research object, to explore ecological measures and approaches of masonry cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi, and then provide relevant references for construction of green buildings and technique systems in typical areas of northern Shaanxi based on cultural inheritance.