This study aims to investigate the subsurface gravel ditches and desulfurization gypsum (DG) as amelioration methods for alkalized solonchak soils in Gansu Jingyuan of China (37°02' N, 104°96' E). Three blind ditch spacing (6, 9 and 12 m) and three application rates of desulfurization gypsum (20, 22 and 24 t/hm 2 ) were used to alkalized solonchak soil and increasing the yield of Chinese wolfberry (Lycium bararum L.), as compared with the control treatments without blind ditch and DG. The findings show that a larger blind ditch density and appropriate DG application rate contributes to discharge salts easily by reducing the migration distance for soil solutes moving. Under the treatment with blind ditches with 6-metre spacing and a 22 t/hm 2 DG application rate, the values of pH, exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) and electrical conductivity (EC) of the soil layer up to 40 cm from the surface were decreased by 11.0%, 38.1% and 34.5%, respectively, than those of the control which had no blind ditch and DG treatment in the first year. The yield of Chinese wolfberry was increased by 228.8% than that of the control in the second year.