Abstract:According to international experience, when GDP per capita reached more than $10000, the regional economic structure and development way will change fundamentally.Based on the analysis of the Yangtze River Delta’s regional economic situation, this study considers that the Yangtze River Delta has entered the ranks of middle-income places in the world, and its economic development level is in the early stages of the post-industrial society.Accurate grasp of its economic growth momentum, setting the new thinking of promoting structural adjustment and actively exploring the new way of regional harmonious development, should be the main gripper to promote transformation and upgrading of Yangtze River Delta regional economy.This paper also points out that strategic emerging industries, new cultural creative industry, modern service industry and Marine industry will be the potential growth point of economic growth in the region.