Taking the shaking table test of a complex high-rise structure in Guangzhou as an example,the shaking table test of dynamic model of high-rise structure which including model design,model manufacturing process,choice of testing program etc.is introduced detailedly in this paper.Based on finite element analysis,the errors between simulated earthquake by shaking table test and finite element analysis are analyzed.Moreover,several problems of the shaking table test of high-rise structure which need researching in the future are introduced.