The construction of water ecological civilization is an important foundation and guarantee for the construction of ecological civilization. Through years of exploration and practice, Jiangxi province has innovatively proposed the independent creation of water ecological civilization with natural villages as the unit, 711 water ecological civilization villages have been created by the end of 2021. By analyzing the connotation of independent construction of water ecological civilization villages, the advantages of its independent construction are pointed out, the type and feathers of the creation of water ecological civilization villages in Jiangxi province is introduced, and the construction practice and achievement when improving water ecological civilization are summarized. Combined with years of practical experience,the shortcomings of the independent construction of water ecological civilization village and its improvement countermeasures are proposed, providing reference for the sustainable development of the independent creation of water ecological civilization village in Jiangxi province.