Abstract:As an important type of ecosystem service, cultural service is a fundamental bridge linking ecological and social systems. Driven by planning, this research adopted the SolVES model, and expert investigation as a supplement, to evaluate cultural ecosystem service value using a Value Index (VI).The model was applied to the South Ecological Park in Wuyi County, Zhejiang Province. The results showed:(1) cultural ecosystem service value was relatively high in central and northern Southern Ecological Park and in a belt in the northeastern park; (2) Ox-head Mountain, Yanfu Temple, and Lotus over Lotus in Liucheng Town were hotspots with relatively high cultural ecosystem service value; (3) the interviewed experts believed that aesthetic, historic, therapeutic, and recreational values were more important than cultural and spiritual values; (4) there was a negative correlation between cultural ecosystem service value and distance to the road/water. Woodland had the widest VI range, whereas farmland and water had higher VI values. We applied the results to the general plan of South Ecological Park and provided suggestions on the spatial arrangement and improvement of environmental elements. We found that combining the SolVES model and expert investigation results provided a reasonable valuation method of cultural service for planning, which could provide knowledge and technical support for effective decision making and environmental management.