Rational structure of land utilization plays an important role in the improvmentof ecological environment and the sustainable development of regional economy.The area of land is large in the area along the abandoned channel of the HuangheRiver,but the land is used irrationally.According to the development of the counties within the area, this paper studied the types of the land and their suitabilities for agricultural production,analysed the present situations ad problems of land utilization, predicted the necessary areas for various uses in 2000,and proposed a plan and some countermeasures for rationally arranging the structure of land utilization in the area along the abandoned channel of the Huanghe River.(1) Land utilization should b rationally arranged within each county, and the areas of land for various porposes should be regulated.(2) The management of land utilization should be strengthed and the change in land atilization should be controlled.(3) The manner of land utilization should be reformed. There should be a compensation for use of land.(4)Sound laws should be prepared, and farmland should be prorected.(5) The conditions for production should be improved, the farming system should be reformed,and the agricultural investment should be increased.