The invention discloses a micro-interface reaction system for preparing ethylene glycol by an oxalate method. The micro-interface reaction system comprises a first reaction tank, an upper micro-interface generator, a lower micro-interface generator, a first shunting type micro-interface generator and a hydrogenation reaction tank, a nitric oxide gas inlet pipeline and an oxygen gas inlet pipelineare arranged on the side wall of the first reaction tank, the oxygen gas inlet pipeline is connected with a first shunting type micro-interface generator and an upper micro-interface generator, the nitric oxide gas inlet pipeline is connected with a lower micro-interface generator, and the first reaction tank is connected with a methanol storage tank; a product obtained after the reaction in the first reaction tank enters a fixed bed reactor for a coupling reaction, a product obtained after the reaction in the fixed bed reactor sequentially passes through a cooler, a gas-liquid separation tankand a regeneration tower to enter a hydrogenation reaction tank for hydrogenation catalysis, and a product obtained after the hydrogenation catalysis reaction in the hydrogenation reaction tank sequentially passes through a high-pressure separator, a low-pressure flash tank and a rectifying tower; and ethylene glycol is obtained in the rectifying tower through rectifying. According to the micro-interface reaction system, the pressure and the temperature during reaction are reduced.