This paper focuses on presentation of the characteristics of the Upper Yangtze evaporites, and states that there is more than 200 000 km2 evaporite basins in the Upper Yangtze area, and delineates two most favorable areas for potash (sub-basin of gypsum-halite ), i.e. the Jiangjin-Luzhou and Jiannan -Pengshui areas. These two areas are good geologic settings for further investigation.