The "Investigation of Glacier Resources and Their Changes in China" project is a national science and technology basic work special project (2006FY110200) supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China. The project is undertaken by the supporting unit is the Institute of Environment and Engineering in Cold and Dry Regions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the main participating units are the Institute of Environment and Engineering in Cold and Dry Regions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Environment and Engineering in Cold and Dry Regions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Science and Resources, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou University, Ministry of Education. The project was implemented in 2006,end of 2011. In order to make the data achievements more widely applicable, after the project is completed, the data achievements will be shared. Users must conduct corresponding research when using this data In the research results (including papers, works, and reports), a clear statement of the data source is made, and it is recommended that users use the citation information provided in the metadata to evaluate the data and its relevance Cite relevant literature. The recommended data source declaration format is as follows: English format: This dataset is provided by "Investitation on Glacier resources and their change in China" (2006FY110200) and "Glacier change monitoring and its impact assessment research in West China" (: kzcx2-yw-301)