Abstract:Sustainable agriculture is a way of thinking or a target for the establishment of a farming system which is sustainable for protection of resources and environment for it's economic success and for social satisfaction. For the long-term goals, the only way out for Chinese agriculture is to establish and to develop the sustainable agriculture. However, the changes of Chinese agriculture in recent years implied that it was far from the sustainable aims. The healthy development of agriculture in China needs not only the stimulation from market mechanism but also, more important, the government guidance and the advancement of agriculturel sciences. One of the tasks facing soil science is to develop the theory and practice in land reclamation, soil managerrient and to establish the relevant techniques for the sustainable development of agriculture.