Supported by the RegionManager software

the land utilization condition before and after compre-hensive management in the Jianshanhe small watershed is investigated

and its land quality is assessed using the comprehensive index method and AHP. The result from the investigation shows that the areas of forest-land

shrub land

fruit land

and terrace land are increased by 423.5

299.9

17.6 and 32.0 hm2

respective-ly. The areas of new open forestland

sloping farmland

and bare land are decreased by 487.4

164.3 and 164.5 hm2

respectively. Conservation land and economic forest land are two new land types. Irrigated land

water-land

unutilized land and difficultly utilized land are balanced.The result of assessment indicates that the 3rd and 4th grade lands account for 67.20% of the whole area before restoration

while the 2nd and 3rd grade lands account for 71.37% of the whole area after comprehensive management. In one word

the land quality rises one grade

and gets a remarkable effect after management.