This paper deals with the Participatory Micro Watershed Land-use Survey Method on the Basis of Airphotos in the Sino-Germany joint micro-watershed development project Sustainable Development of Mountainous Area in Jiangxi. It gives a preliminary description of the basic concept and the preparatory work of the base map for field survey and the whole mapping procedure for this project, which includes establishment of participatory land-use classification system, in-room pre-judgment and interpretation of airphotos, field mapping and selection of standard interpretation areas, holistic interpretation and field verification, digitization, editing and printing. The case study was conducted all the way at the Huangling micro-watershed in Luojiang town of Yudu County, Jiangxi Province. The advantages and disadvantages of the method are analyzed, with the hope of providing some reference for future similar work.