[Objective] To reveal the distribution pattern of soil aggregates and its influencing factors in the Eastern Hu'nan Province, in order to provide a theoretical basis for the study of soil aggregates cementation mechanism in Southern China.[Methods] Typical natural forest land, dry land and paddy developed on three common soil-forming parent materials (quaternary red clay, weathered granite and shale) were selected in the Eastern Hu'nan Province. Totally, 54 soil samples from surface layer (0-20 cm) and bottom layer (40-60 cm) were collected. The water stable aggregate content of these soils were analyzed by wet sieving method.[Results] Land use pattern, parent material type and soil location significantly affected the composition and stability of soil aggregates, and their interaction was also very obvious. Generally, the soil aggregate stability in paddy was the highest, while that in dry land was the lowest. But the influence of land use patterns on the stability of soil aggregates was limited to the surface soil, and it was not obvious in the soil developed from weathered granite. The soils developed from quaternary red clay had the highest aggregate stability, while the soils developed from weathered granite had the lowest aggregate stability, but this pattern was not exist for the soils in surface layer or soils in dry land and forest land. The soil aggregate stability of surface layer was usually higher than that of bottom layer, but there has no significant difference between surface or bottom layer in paddy or clay soils developed from quaternary red clay.[Conclusion] The distribution of soil aggregates in the Eastern Hu'nan Province is influenced indirectly by soil parent material, utilization method and soil layer position through the influence of soil texture, organic matter and oxides.