Abstract: This paper discusses systematically the characters,duties,objects of study,work methods of scenic water resources.And it also reviews water resources research history,the present situation as well as its further developing direction.Scienic water resources is a new comprehensive subject of frontier science.Its objects of study are all-round natural scenery and all of the famous places with importment scientific and art significane.Its duty is to offer more quantity and good quality,perfect form and varied content resources for scenic water resource research,and to lay a solid substance foundation in order to establish many tourist places which are rich knowledge,more interests,beautiful landscape and having transport facilities.