Through the development of the past years, the construction of the intelligent city in our country grows extremely fast, and the governments at all levels have deeply felt the charm of the intelligent city. It plays a very positive role in improving the governance capacity of all government departments, improving the public service capacity of cities, improving the industrial structure as well as the citizens' happiness in their cities. From the city layout, land planning to urban operation and management, to the decision-making of local government departments, large data has been gradually integrated into all aspects of the intelligent of the city. Big data, the catalyst, penetrate into the intelligent of the city, to promote the intelligent of the city at a faster pace to develop. On the basis of defining relevant concepts, this paper analyzes the current situation of the construction of the intelligent city, expounds the concrete application of the big data in the intelligent city of our country, and puts forward the strategies of the intelligent city construction in the big data era.