Multiplex spaces of developing cities need urban planning majors who have general abilities of organizing society, economy and ecology. At the same time, they should acutely catch the regional culture and characteristics of the city to establish the perceptual thinking. Training perceptual thinking is a way to cultivate professional urban planning majors. To enhance students’ perceptual thinking and comprehensive abilities, advanced teaching ideas and appropriate teaching methods are needed in the perceptual thinking training to improve the teaching quality and efficiency.