Zhaoyang District is an important Zanthoxylum schinifolium planting area in Zhaotong City and even Yunnan Province, and it has a long history of cultivation. Through the survey and analysis of the status and problems of the development of Z. schinifolium industry, it came up with the recommendations for improving the Z. schinifolium industry, including introducing foreign capital to increase the added value of the products, and strengthening selection and breeding of fine seeds and research of high-yield technologies.