The social orientation and practical problems concerning urban planning should be reconsidered in the social reality of the promotion of multi-planning integration by diversified departments under the new developing background.The formation and development of urban planning discipline originated from people’s ideal for pursuing better human settlements.It made constant progresses in the social practice by responding to the changing and developing urban problems,which needs the effort of generations of urban planners with idealism spirits to practice "uniting knowledge with action." In the process of "ideal-practice-idealpractice," planners need to continuously improve their professional skills on six aspects,i.e., "mind,skill,sight,communication,brain,and practice," so as to gradually boost improvement of human settlements under the guidance of urban planning.