Rapid　urbanization,　land　scarcity,　and　accompanying　ecological　deterioration　in　China　have　received　growing　attention.　In　this　paper,　two　fast-growing　metropolitan　regions,　Greater　Shanghai　and　Greater　Hangzhou,　were　selected　as　case　studies　to　quantify　the　impact　of　land　use/land　cover　(LULC)　change　on　regional　ecosystem　services　value　(ESV)　at　the　landscape　scale　since　the　late　1970s.　The　results　show　that　in　both　regions,　dramatic　LULC　change,　especially　recent　land　development　at　the　urban　fringes,　led　to　a　steady　decline　in　the　available　area　of　productive　agricultural　land,　natural　land　and　semi-natural　land.　This　consequently　caused　remarkable　landscape　fragmentation　along　the　urban-rural　gradient　as　measured　by　five　class-level　landscape　metrics.　It　was　estimated　that　in　Greater　Shanghai,　regulating,　supporting,　provisioning,　and　cultural　ESVs　decreased　by　32.05%,　17.89%,　53.72%,　and　17.06%,　respectively.　In　Greater　Hangzhou,　these　values　decreased　by　27.82%,　23.86%,　28.62%,　and　22.85%,　respectively.　In　addition,　the　relationship　is　quantified　between　zonal　buffer-based　ESV　and　class-level　landscape　metrics.　Further　analysis　shows　that　spatiotemporal　patterns　of　zonal　ESVs　along　the　urban-rural　gradient　in　these　two　regions　exhibited　unbalanced　patterns　of　ecological　services　delivery.　©　2016　by　the　authors;　licensee　MDPI,　Basel,　Switzerland.