Abstract: Firstly, using the questionnaire survey data and interview data, on the basis of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, we analyze the characteristics on the society, substance, values, identity and self-actualization of middle class in Guangzhou. The results show that the middle class is mainly local, young, better educated, and usually is dual-earner family; they usually work in the tertiary industry, have high income and wealth, feel optimistic about life, and they also have diversified lifestyle, strong subjective identity, higher happiness index, and basically realize personal ideal, as well as youngers want to seek greater development, olders want more time to recreation and to accompany their families and so on. Secondly, using multiple linear regression and logistic regression analysis, we analyze the influencing factors that characteristics of middle class in Guangzhou, and find that the several major influencing factors are age, residential location, income, number of children, education, hukou and nature of the unit. Of all the factors, age, residential location, income, number of children and education are five main factors. Then, compared with the Maslow's hierarchy of needs of the ordinary class, that of middle class presents the spindle structure , namely “small at both ends but big in the middle”.