Abstract:The book entitled A Survey of Liling(Babshan) Dialect is finished by Yan Lan,a young scholar, who spent nine years writing it. The book is rigorous in structure and describes Banshan dialect from aspects of phonology,lexis and grammar. It provides valuable materials for people to understand Liling and Banshan dialect and is also a useful reference book for people in Liling and Banshan to learn standard Chinese Pu Tong Hua.