Abstract:With the continuous evolution of civilization in inland, ocean civilization also had certain development in China. The ancient ocean concepts affected Chinese preQin philosophical system construction. In the preQin period, the philosophers interpreted their philosophy through using ocean idea to metaphorize Tao, human, politics. They metaphorized heaven Tao and Tao from the ocean idea which became the very important platform. People used ocean idea to metaphorize human in order to distinguish the different cognition and realm. Ocean idea was also compared to moral cultivation as a parable. They used ocean idea to metaphorize politics in order to require the rulers to be benevolent and unassertive which displayed the political philosophy characteristics. The ocean idea in preQin reflected rich connotation and diverse forms of preQin ocean culture. However, the ocean became the conquered object in western civilization. Chinese in preQin recognized the ocean in “nature and humanity” along with aesthetic way .It showed the harmony of man and ocean and embodied the characteristics of China's early ocean culture.