Abstract: In this study,the developmental background and status of meat donkey industry in Qingshuihe County of Inner Mongolia were investigated using the data and materials collected by interviewing and questionnaire,and the income and expenses of the meat donkey breeding enterprises in this county was analyzed.The results showed that the natural conditions in Qingshuihe County was suitable for developing the meat donkey breeding industry;the entry and development of the meat donkey breeding enterprises dried the farmers′initiative on meat donkey breeding and brought new insight into the industrial poverty-alleviation.Nevertheless,the development of the meat donkey industry in this region was still on the initial stage;due to the constraints from the natural conditions,the backwardness in construction of road,water and electricity supply equipment,and communication network,and the deficiency in service system for meat donkey breeding,the economic income of the meat donkey breeding enterprises was maintained in a lower level;the development of the meat donkey industry was also restricted by the traditional way of breeding technology and operation mode of farmers′.In view of the above problems,we proposed some corresponding countermeasures,such as improving and perfecting the interests linking mechanism between famers and enterprises,adopting the breeding mode of"company+cooperative+base+peasant household",establishing the development system of meat donkey industry combining with leisure and tourism industry,in hoping to provide references for the scientific development of meat donkey industry in Qingshuihe County.