Abstract: The present situation of the pollutional orifices entering the Yangtze River and the changes of the pollutional load are analyzed acording to the investigation results in 1991-2000. It is pointed out that the increase of the pollutional quantity is caused by socioeconomic development, non effective execution of laws and national policies, slow progress in pollution control, increase of pollution discharge orifices and so on. Finally, some suggestions about countermeasures are proposed.