Abstract: Nanxiaohegou small watershed and Yanwachuan mesoscale watershed located in Qingyang, Gansu Province. Contents and methods of past soil erosion monitoring in the two watersheds were summarized systematiclly. The main achievements were introduced, like application researches on soil and water conservation and soil erosion monitoring. The existing problems were analyzed including construction of soil erosion monitoring station (network), the performance of existing monitoring equipments and integrity of received data. It will benefit setting up the “Number-Basin” type information sharing platform of soil erosion monitoring.