This paper analyses the dramatic change of cultivated land during the last50years in Hebei Province.Based upon which,the situation and composition of cultivated land loss during1988～1995are examined.The causes of cultivated land loss are discussed and the countermea-sures are advanced.It is found out that the adjustment of agricultural structure is the main cause of cultivated land loss,which accounts for47%of the total amount of cultivated land loss;land devoting to non-agricultural constructions and damaged by natural hazards are the secondary causes,which respectively account for22%and30%of the newly added types of cultivated land,reclamation and reuse of abandoned land are the main sources of cultivated land increase,which respectively account for49%and44%of the total increased cultivated land.