Abstract: Family control is a widespread governance characteristics of current domestic private listed companies. This paper studies the influence of two family control strengthening mode, namely "divergence in control and ownership" and "family members involved in the enterprise", on intellectual capital of the listed enterprise. The empirical results show that, divergence in control and ownership reduces the level of intellectual capital, while the differential sequence of family members is positively related to the level of intellectual capital. And the differential sequence can weaken the negative influence of divergence in control and ownership on intellectual capital. This study is of important significance for enlightening current private enterprises on the enhancement of intellectual capital from the governance perspective, and then the realization of sustainable growth.