中国黄土分布广,地层全,厚度大。面积约为631,000平方公里,占我国陆地面积的6.6％;最大厚度可达300米左右。由早更新世中、晚期黄土开始沉积以来,地层基本连续,保存完整;地层的研究已有100多年的历史。本文简要介绍我国黄土地层研究的历史,并着重谈1976年以来黄土地层的研究成果。 China loess is widely distributed, strata, thick. An area of ​​about 631,000 square kilometers, accounting for 6.6% of China’s land area; the maximum thickness of up to 300 meters. Since early Pleistocene, the late loess began to sediment, strata basically continuous, well preserved; stratigraphic research has been 100 years of history. This article briefly introduces the history of loess stratigraphy research in China and focuses on the research results of loess strata since 1976.