Land type is a basic study object of meso-scale and small-scale section differentiation physical geography, which can reflect the regularity and overall characteristics of the complex. Based on the complex hierarchy of the section and the application requirements of different management levels of Beijing, this study divided the land types in Beijing into four basic levels from high to low: land class, land type, land group and land phase. Divisional indicators for land class included morphogenesis form, soil sub-types, and zonal vegetation life form; divisional indicators for land type included meso-scale topographic feature, vegetation ecotypes, and soil forming conditions in order to give prominence to vegetation ecotype source coupled with soil material sources; divisional indicators for land group included small landforms with same aspect, same soil composition, and same vegetation group of association or formation; and divisional indicators for land phase included same geomorphic surface of aspect and slope, same root activities thickness and soil moisture, and same vegetation association coupled with same land use patterns.