Located in the northern margin of East Asian summer monsoon,Hunshandake Sandy Land is well-known for its ecologically vulnerable characteristics,and its desertification processes are concerned by both public and scientific communities In this paper,we reviewed studies of the desertification in Hunshandake Sandy Land during the last 30 years The current inconsistencies of understanding the desertification in this regbn were discussed in detail,regarding processes,causes and future trends It shows that invest...