The invention discloses a method for displaying the original austenite grain boundary of 85Cr2MnMo liner steel. The method comprises the following steps: (1) sample preparation; (2) determination of phase transition temperature, wherein Accm (complete dissolution of cementite and carbide into austenite) temperature of the 85Cr2MnMo liner steel is 835 DEG C according to results of thermal expansion measurement; (3) quenching: heating a sample to 860 to 920 DEG C, maintaining the temperature for 60 min and then rapidly quenching the sample in machine oil No. 10; and (4) corrosion: mixing 100 ml of deionized water, 4 g of picric acid, 2 g of Aiou shampoo paste and 0.1 g of CuCl2.2H2O to prepare a corrosive agent, putting the corrosive agent in a water-bath pot with a temperature of 55 to 60 DEG C for heat preservation, putting the quenched, ground and polished sample in the corrosive agent for corrosion for 50 to 60 s, taking the sample out, wiping the sample with absorbent cotton dipped with alcohol so as to remove reaction products on the surface of the sample, cleaning the sample through flushing and then subjecting the sample to blow-drying. As the sample is observed with an optical microscope, the original austenite grain boundary of 85Cr2MnMo liner steel can be clearly displayed and matrix structure is not displayed, so bases are provided for accurate rating of the grain size of austenite.