The invention belongs to the field of pharmaceutical chemical engineering intermediate production, which relates to a synthesis technology of p-hydroxyphenylglycine (HPG). The purpose of the invention is achieved by the following steps: phenol, glyoxylic acid, water and sulfamic acid carry out the one-pot braise reaction under the action of catalysts such as benzene sulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, o-toluenesulfonic acid, and the like; after the reaction is finished, a small amount of reducing substances such as sodium sulfite, sodium bisulfite, hydroxylamine hydrochloride, and the like, are added; finally, the PH value is adjusted by alkali, the mother liquor separation is washed by large amount of water and then washed by organic solvents such as methanol, ethanol, acetone, glacial acetic acid, and the like; the obtained product HPG is white powder, wherein, the content of NPLC is equal to or more than 98.5, which can meet the requirement of splitting. The method has the advantages of low production cost, simple operation, stable quality, etc.