Abstract:Referencing between the Genetic Soil Classification of China (GSCC) and the Chinese Soil Taxonomy (CST) for GSCC-High-Mountain-Soils was conducted and their quantitative and spatial distribution characteristics within CST were studied, based on the 1:1M Soil Database of China, which consists of 3 parts, 1:1M digital soil map, soils profiles attribution database and soil reference system of China. GSCC-High-Mountain-Soils, typical soils with a total area of 197.8×104 km2, can be sorted into 4 CST Orders, Cambosols (50.2%), Aridosols (29.8%), Primosols (15.1%) and Isohumosols (4.9%), and further into 11 CST Groups and 19 CST Subgroups, making referencing so complicated that there is no one-to-one referencing relationship, due to the fact that the 2 soil classification systems are absolutely different. Analysis of the area proportions and standard deviations of a certain GSCC soil classified to CST showed that the lower the unit in referencing, the easier the referencing would be. In order to make CST more practical and easier to popularize, it is essential and urgent to keep on studying and developing CST at lower unit level to establish basic soil classification units of CST. The result of the study is of high reference value to performance of proper referencing between GSCC and CST and application and development of CST.