[Purpose/significance] This paper aims to explore how virtual community environmental factors affect user knowledge sharing and provide a reference for the healthy development of virtual community.[Method/process] Firstly,this paper defines the concept and characteristics of virtual community environment and user knowledge sharing behavior.Then,the paper analyzes the compositions of the virtual community environment from the micro level,the meso level and the macro level respectively.And then,the paper explores the mechanism of environmental factors on knowledge sharing behavior of community users.On this basis,the paper puts forward the synergistic mechanism of environmental factors on the knowledge sharing behavior of virtual community users.[Result/conclusion] It is of great value and feasibility to construct the mechanism model of virtual community environmental factors.[Limitations] The practical role of the mechanism model requires more empirical research and data support.