The regionalization and construction of eco-economic functional areas were made based on land uses and their functions in Shanghuang demonstration area.The ecological characteristics of landscape,functions,models,and indexes for the ecological protection area,dryland farming area,and efficient eco-agricultural area were presented.After 5 years of the construction of the functional areas,per capita income and per capita grain production capability in the demonstration area reached 4 470 RMB and 480 kg,respectively.Vegetation coverage and soil erosion module in 2010 reached 70.3% and 500 t/(km²·a),respectively.The initial targets for the three functional areas have been accomplished.The models and their technological systems of suburb eco-agriculture and eco-homeland established in Shanghuang demonstration area may be useful to the regionalization and construction of eco-economy functional areas at town and village scales in the loess hilly-gully region of southern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.