The systems of water conservation monitoring in China on different spatial scales, contents and indictors, data collection, transfer and management, etc. , have been basically constructed. The monitoring facilities are being equipped extensively and regularly with an accelerating rate. This paper comprehensively analyzes the current situation of the research, development, and application of soil and water conservation monitoring facilities, and then proposes some countermeasures and suggestions on promoting new monitoring technologies and methods. Modern space technology, optical technology, and modern information technology have been extensively and deeply adopted in soil and water monitoring, which have promoted the development and application of pertinent equipments, and thus greatly enhanced the development of new monitoring technologies, data collection efficiency, and information accuracy. To accelerate the development and application of new monitoring facilities and technologies, we hould gather our talent, capital and material resources to conduct further investigations. We need to elucidate the focus of future research and development, promote collaborations among research groups, establish the pilot demonstration bases, and guide and encourage the upgrade of the monitoring sites of the National Water Conservation Monitoring Network to promote a comprehensive modernization of monitoring technology.