Abstract: Due to the increase domestic demand for lawn, an appropriate culture model for warm type lawn in southern regions of China is urgently needed to be developed. Sand culture model for of Zoysia japonica shows a series of advantages, such as high survival rate, fast lawn establishment, low incidence of diseases and insect pests, energy conservation, environmental protection, and has no destruction to the soil resource. This culture model adapts to the development trend of lawn quality requirements. We introduce the infrastructure, cultivation and management principles, and other requirements and technologies of Zoysia japonica cultivation using river sand. The differences in Zoysia japonica establishment efficiency between sand culture model and soil culture model were also analyzed.