Abstract: The protective development of soil erosion area has been attached more and more importance to in recent years. By taking Changting County, a typical example of water and soil erosion management in southern China as a case, the strengths and significance of ecological tourism development in soil erosion area were elaborated in this paper. Then, the development principles and benefits in soil erosion area were summarized. Last, the five models for ecological tourism development in soil erosion area were put forward by combining the practical experience in Changting region.