Leisure consumption is an inevitable product of economic and social development to a certain stage. It is also an effective way to promote China's economic development in the new era, reflecting the organic unity of economic development means and purposes. Based on the research results of leisure economy and leisure theory, this paper combs the necessity of promoting the leisure consumption of Chinese residents in the new era, summarizes the new characteristics and new problems of the development of leisure consumption of Chinese residents, and puts forward the countermeasures to promote the leisure consumption of residents:improving the income of residents and improving the social security system;fully implement the paid leave system to ensure residents' leisure time;popularize leisure consumption education and establish a scientific concept of leisure consumption;drive the development of domestic leisure industry with innovation;deepen the reform of"streamline administration, delegate powers, and improve regulation"and strengthen the supervision of the consumer market.