The change of grassland resource function shifts its management mode and use function,and escalate the contradiction between protection and production.The development of grassland eco-tourism industry is a good way to alleviate this problem,which can promote the local economic development,help locals get rid of poverty,consolidate the achievements of poverty alleviation in grassland areas,and achieve the goal of rural revitalization.This paper selects Xiahe County,which has the typical characteristics of northern grassland,as the main research object,and takes the typical example analysis and research method—focusing on key problems—to solve the problem.Firstly,it puts forward problems existing in the current situation of tourism poverty alleviation,such as the lack of system,insufficient income,single way,narrow coverage and limited season.Then it puts forward five characteristics,including improving the poverty alleviation mechanism,integrating the linkage development,supporting the characteristic industries,broadening the publicity methods and developing the characteristic festivals,so as to effectively help the development of grassland tourism poverty alleviation in Xiahe County.At the same time,typical cases used in the study are expected to serve as inspiration to promote the development of national grassland tourism poverty alleviation.