The new and higher level requirements for the training of engineering talents in colleges and universities has been put forward according to the requirements of the construction of "emerging engineering education". The reform of practical teaching system has to be explore for the traditional civil engineering specialty in the situation. The practical teaching system of civil engineering specialty was explored focusing on the connotation of emerging engineering education and the training goal of civil engineering in this paper. Based on the analysis of the situation of practical teaching, all kinds of experimental courses and practical training of the specialty were reorganized; the innovation concept of "emerging engineering education" was integrated; and a practical teaching system of civil engineering with "one main line, four platforms and three levels" was constructed. It is aimed to provide reference for the cultivation of innovative, cross and compound high-quality engineering and technical talents.