Land price is the reflection of land economic function, the purchase price and expected income of land rights, that is, the capitalization of land rent. China's land price is the sum of the present value of multi-year land rent paid in one lump sum on the premise of land use right assignment and transfer, and it is the economic realization form of land ownership.

According to different angles, there are different types of land prices: (1) According to the classification of land rights, it can be divided into ownership price, use right price, lease right price, mortgage right price, air right price and so on. (2) According to the form of land price, it can be divided into transaction price and evaluation price. The evaluation price includes the transaction reserve price, benchmark land price, demarcated land price and taxable value, etc. (3) According to the classification of government management means, it can be divided into land price declaration, land price announcement and lowest price agreement transfer. (4) According to the classification of land price, it can be divided into total land price, unit area land price and floor land price.