Abstract: Shanxi Province is the birthplace of Chinese civilization. Glorious history left use xtremely rich and valuable cultural heritage, including geological disasters. Research summary the history of geological disasters in Shanxi has a very important significance for us to further understand the modern geological disasters. A large number of historical literature describes a number of geological disasters in Shanxi. The authors conducted careful research to summarize the development of its basic law and the spatial and temporal characteristics of the geological disastersfrom written records, the historical evolutionofthe title, the overall number, geographical distribution, genetic type etc. five aspects, and made a useful exploration of the historical period geological disasters research, broadening the research field of geological disasters and filling the gaps in this regard. And the authors put forward basic methods for historical research of geological disasters according to own practice.