Abstract:Sichuan Province is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze R iver. Slope cultivated lands comprise 5.48×106hm2 of Sichuan Province,or 83.07% of the total area of the province. Slope cultivated lands are themain source of eroded soil and lost water.The paper introduces the type,quantity and status of slope cultivated lands, summarizes the definition of slope cultivated lands, and puts forward countermeasures to manage slope cultivated lands.Countermeasures involve farm ing skillmanagement, project management and biological management.