A novel coordination complex [Zn(bipy)2(H2O)4]·L·3H2O (1, bipy = 4,4’-bipyridine, LHNa = aniline-2,5-disulfonic acid monosodium salt) has been synthesized from LHNa by using hydrothermal method and structurally characterized. The result indicates that complex 1 belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 20.392(3), b = 7.4052(12), c = 23.843(3) , β = 116.253(10)°, V = 3.2291(8) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.553 g·cm-3, μ = 0.962 mm-1, F(000) = 1568, and the final R = 0.0497 and wR = 0.1290. The complex 1 has a 0-D discrete structure, and generates an infinite 3-D network with the aid of O–H…O hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions.