Abstract: Based on the study of the origin and development of the household registration system in China, this paper points out the problems China faces in its household registration system reform: bearing capacity of the cities, the general preferential social welfare system, disposition of the farmland of migrant workers, etc.With an analysis of the solutions to these problems taken by Chengdu City, this paper draws experience from the household registration system reform in Chengdu and suggests its application in other parts of the country.