Abstract: The long-term large-scale exploitation and utilization of coal resources in China make the coal resource-based cities have the characteristics of extensive economic growth, serious environmental pollution, high governance costs, coal resources on the verge of exhaustion and so on.Taking Pingdingshan city, the first large-scale coal base with independent exploration, design and development in China, as an example, this paper fully excavates the mining heritage, the geological relic resources and geothermal resources in this area.Through monographic study of the ecological conservation belt, green mining development demonstration area, geological culture industrial park, green mining development international exchange center in Pingdingshan city, exploring new models to solve the difficulties in the transformation and development of resource-based cities.The city will be built into a national green mining development demonstration area and an international first-class green mining city integrating energy, green, ecology and tourism.This area will be built into a model area for the ecological civilization construction of resource-based cities in China, providing new ideas and directions for the transformation and development of resource-based cities in China.