Liquid　nitrogen　(LN2)　fracturing　has　been　proposed　to　be　used　in　unconventional　gas　engineering,　including　shale　reservoirs.　However,　the　effect　of　LN2　cooling　on　the　fracture　behaviors　of　bedding　shale　has　not　been　well　studied.　In　this　study,　three-point　bending　tests　were　conducted　on　shale　samples　at　room　temperature　and　under　LN2　cooling　condition,　respectively.　Different　bedding　angles　were　considered　in　these　tests.　The　phenomenon　of　acoustic　emission　was　monitored　during　the　fracture　initiation　and　propagation　of　bedding　shale.　The　results　showed　that　the　tensile　strength,　fracture　toughness,　bending　elastic　modulus　and　fracture　energy　decreased　with　the　increase　of　bedding　angle　under　the　same　temperature　condition,　but　the　bedding　angle　has　no　significant　effect　on　energy　storage　ratio　and　speed.　There　was　a　linear　relationship　between　the　tensile　strength　and　fracture　toughness　of　bedding　shale.　The　crack　initiation　was　inconsistent　with　the　loading　reference　line　except　in　90　degrees　bedding　shale,　and　then　turned　to　the　direction　parallel　to　the　loading　reference　line,　resulting　in　various　fracture　morphology　of　bedding　shale.　The　acoustic　emission　signals　were　mainly　concentrated　in　the　failure　stage　because　of　the　severe　brittleness　of　bedding　shale.　Under　LN2　cooling　condition,　the　tensile　strength,　fracture　toughness,　bending　elastic　modulus,　energy　storage　ratio,　fracture　energy　and　AE　cumulative　ringing　counts　of　bedding　shale　with　the　same　bedding　angle　significantly　increased,　but　the　energy　storage　speed　decreased.　The　crack　length　along　bedding　direction　was　longer　and　the　crack　inflection　point　was　clearer　than　those　of　bedding　shale　at　room　temperature.