The invention discloses a main loop circulating device for a pool type liquid heavy metal cooling reactor. The main loop circulating device comprises a container, a reactor core, a main pump, a heat exchanger, a thermal baffle, a control rod driving mechanism, a control rod assembly, a fuel assembly, a heat exchanger outlet end, a heat exchanger inlet end, a main pump inlet end, a main pump outlet end, a grid plate header, a throttling valve, a reactor top cover, a hot pool, a cold pool and cover gas. According to the main loop circulating device disclosed by the invention, the rod dropping time of the control rod driving mechanism can be effectively guaranteed under accident conditions, the structure of the device is simple, only a set of pipeline system needs to be additionally arranged in the main container, the operations of running, refueling and shutting down the reactor are not influenced, and the economical efficiency, reliability and safety of the reactor are effectively improved.