Sustainable　urbanization　of　metropolises　requires　effective　utilization　of　limited　land　resources.　Existing　studies　focusing　on　direct　land　use　and　land　footprints　have　overlooked　the　internal　structure　of　virtual　land　flow　network.　This　impedes　the　comprehensive　understanding　of　land　use　interactions　across　regions　and　sectors.　This　study　focuses　on　Beijing,　a　typical　metropolis　facing　the　challenge　of　land　resource　shortage.　We　explore　the　structural　characteristics　of　multi-scale　virtual　land　flow　network　centered　by　Beijing,　by　combining　environmentally　extended　multi-regional　input-output　model　with　a　set　of　network　analysis　tools　(including　betweenness　analysis,　structural　path　analysis,　and　community　detection).　The　results　show　that　parts　of　the　critical　transmission　centers　of　virtual　land　flow　(e.g.,　＂Scientific　research　and　polytechnic　services＂　and　＂Food　and　tobacco　processing＂)　have　small　direct　land　uses.　01The　majority　of　vital　inter-sectoral　transactions　usually　involve　critical　transmission　centers,　providing　explicit　directions　for　productivity　improvement　of　those　transmission　centers.　Strategies　on　transmission　centers　and　inter-sectoral　transactions　can　intervene　in　the　transmission　of　embodied　land　uses　and　help　reduce　inefficient　upstream　land　uses.　Enhancing　total　factor　productivity　in　these　hotspots　through　measures　such　as　technological　advancement,　minimizing　raw　material　and　equipment　wastage,　and　elevating　labor　quality　helps　reduce　unnecessary　upstream　land　uses.　Moreover,　the　same　community　includes　multiple　sectors　across　various　regions,　indicating　the　necessity　of　trans-regional　cooperation.　These　findings　can　offer　valuable　insight　into　the　management　of　land　resource　from　the　network　perspective.　They　also　provide　scientific　basis　for　coordinated　regulation　across　specific　sectors　and　regions.