Abstract: The performances of growth and devolopment, reproduction and draft on Diandongnan buffalo were observed in this paper, which present that Diandongnan buffalo belongs to medium-small and classical draft type. The adult bull and cow body weights, body heights, heights at hip cross are 476.64±101.18 kg and 392.16±64.25 kg, 131.00±7.39 cm and 123.33±4.50 cm, 125.85±6.08 cm and 120.22±2.91 cm, respectively, which are less than Dehong buffalo and Binlangjiang buffalo; and of which the dressing percentage and net meat ratio are close to Binlangjiang buffalo, and decreased by 10 percentage points than Dehong buffalo. Some devolopment strategies were pointed out in the later years about Diandongnan buffalo.