Abstract: The Ningxia plain lies in arid and semiarid regions of China,having wetland 122988hm2and many types. Based on the characteristics of the wetland resources in Ningxia plain, the questions being faced with the wetland are analyzed, including area reducing by being occupied，serious contamination ,only one using style ,low efficiency and so on in Ningxia plain .The methods of the sustainable development of the wetland resource are proposed, including reasonable planing，improving efficiency ,protecting biodiversity ,using oxidized pond ,disposing polluted water ,developing raising planting and tourism so on.