Public participation can not only supervise government’s behavior and protect public interest but also improve the operational efficiency of land consolidation projects.This paper reviewed the domestic and foreign research and practical experiences of public participation in land consolidation and summarized the characteristics and patterns mainly represented by Germany,Netherlands and Japan.Then,this paper analyzed the research progress on domestic public participation in land consolidation from the following four aspects:public awareness,present situation of public participation,mechanism and influencing factors.Finally,this paper pointed out that public participation is now a necessary element to ensure sustainable development of land consolidation and figured out the exploratory areas for the public of China to participate in land consolidation.