The invention discloses a construction method of a genetic engineering strain for producing shikimic acid. The method comprises the following steps of: 1, constructing an escherichia coli strain of which the aroA gene is knocked out; 2, constructing a recombinant expression plasmid pAR63 containing key enzyme genes aroGFBR, aroE, aroB, aroD, tktA and ppsA in the metabolic pathway of the shikimic acid, so that the genes are subjected to transcriptional control of a tryptophan promoter Ptrp; and 3, transferring the recombinant expression plasmid pAR63 into the escherichia coli strain of which the aroA gene is knocked out to obtain a production strain for expressing the shikimic acid. In the method, the aim of interrupting the metabolism of the shikimic acid is fulfilled by the knock-out of the single gene aroA, a small number of genes are knocked out, the operating difficulty is low, and the expression of the genes is in the state of starting and stopping automatically and is started automatically in the middle and late period without the induction of inducers, so the possibility of adding toxic substances into a culture medium is reduced, and the shikimic acid has high yield.