The invention discloses an energy saving method for a circulating water system. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, detecting duty parameters of the current operation of the system andparameters of related devices; then, in accordance with the principle of economic operation of the circulating water system, creating a standard for the balance test and the calculation of the systemenergy by starting with a circulating water pump group, a pipe network, a heat-exchange device, a refrigeration device, a cooling tower and the like, analyzing the use efficiency of the system energy,evaluating the current use efficiency index of the system energy, and finding out the cause for the high energy consumption of the system; finally, by combining production process requirements, accurately finding out the optimum operating point where the devices are matched with the liquid transportation, and giving an optimum solution for the process energy of the system so as to achieve the purposes of high efficiency and energy saving. By detecting and analyzing the circulating water system, the invention provides a comprehensive, systemic and thorough energy saving method for the circulating water system.