Abstract:Based on the land use information of four stages (1995, 2000, 2010, and 2018) in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, the intensity and stability of land use change from 1995—2018 were investigated using the analysis method of land use change intensity from three aspects of interval level, category level, and transfer level, and the change process and pattern of land use intensity at different levels were thoroughly analyzed. The results showed that:(1) At the interval level, the land use intensity of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture changed slowly from 1995 to 2010, while the intensity changed rapidly during the period of 2010—2018. (2) At the category level, the cultivated land as well as the urban and rural, residential and construction land were the most active categories between 1995 and 2010. During the period 1995—2000, the change of the water area was relatively stable. The change of the water area, woodland, and grassland were relatively active from 2000 to 2010. In contrast, in 2010—2018, the change of the water area and the woodland were relatively active, while the change of the unused land was relatively stable. (3) At the transfer level, the increased grassland area mainly came from unused land, water area, and woodland during the period of 1995—2018. The transformation process of cultivated land as well as urban and rural, residential and construction land to grassland presented a stable avoidable system conversion pattern. In addition, the reduced cultivated land was mainly converted to urban and rural, residential and construction land. And the transformation of cultivated land to urban and rural, residential and construction land showed a stable tendentious system pattern.