///Shuicheng is located in the west of Guizhou Province which have complex landforms, rocks and geological structure. The geological hazards in Shuicheng are of varied types, extensive distribution and frequent occurrence. In this paper, the background of geological hazards was briefly introduced in the aspects such as landforms, geological structure, strata, climatic conditions, human activities and so on. And the effective countermeasures were put forward according to these causes.