It takes a long history to engage in the work of planning and managing of soil and water conservation in China.The authors, with having a hand in and their experience.review the research advance after foundation of PRC for more than 40 years, such as the systematiz-ing and specializing on land classification, the inlaid pattern of rational arrangement for landuse, the balance of economic and ecological system in people-land-agricultural products circle.the remote sensing application in investigation on land resources and monitor on ratio-nal land use, the establishing and application of GIS.etc.The research on planning and man-aging for soil and water conservation in future is also prospected, it should include the ecu-nomic, social, scientific and educational aspects of countryside in hilly area.The conservation-fists should go abroad, especially go to south semi-globe to carry out their work there.