The vast desert in Northern China provides a broad resource base for the development of desert ecotourism,and the establishment of desert tourism areas can form a security of good desert eco-system.Theendowment of the desert eco-tourism resources in China is investigated in view of both natural and culturaleco-tourism resources.The situation and problems of eco-tourism are then analyzed with statistics of themain desert eco-tourism attractions.At last,a development strategy on desert eco-tourism in China is putforward and tourist routes are designed.A further study of desert tourism functions should be carried out infuture,and the development and management of desert eco-tourism products should be focused on,so thatdesert eco-tourism in China takes a sustainable development.