Based on a study of sedimentary features, grain sizes and pollen assemblages, the authors reconstructed a record of climatic and environmental changes in the past 1700 years for the Tengernur Lake in central Inner Mongolia. Some results have been obtained: From 1 700 to 1 170a, the climate was mainly warm and humid, and the water level of the lake was rising. From 1 170 to 840 a, the climate was arid and warm. From about 840 to 200 cal yr ago, a relatively warm and humid climate period existed, as evidenced by higher A/C ratios and finer grain sizes, and it was interrupted by a short cold and dry climate interval. Since 200a, the climate has been mainly warm and arid, with a tendency to dryness and coolness at the late stage.