Taking on-site visit and questionnaire method，this paper randomly selected 20 gardens in 5
districts with large areas of vegetable facilities in Beijing；and investigated the current situation of vegetable
production，and requirement for light and simplified technology/equipments．The results showed that the average age of workers ＞ 50 years in the vegetable gardens in Beijing took 78.3%．The aging tendency was
obvious．There are 14 gardens，where the workers got 80-120 yuan wage per person per day，accounted for
70%，indicating the high labor cost．Over 95% of fertilizer and irrigation quantities were controlled by farmer
experience．The management on water and fertilizer was extensive．The light and simplified index was 0.31-
0.57，and that of regional figour was all ＜ 0.5．Demand rate for light and simplified technology and equipments
was higher．The paper suggests that Beijing takes the simplifying development road for facility vegetable
production；changing the traditional north-south cultivation direction into east-west direction；adopting small
machine to instead artificial ridges；developing drip irrigation and applying liquid fertilizer，etc. simple
but high efficient technology；so as to push forward the transformation and upgrading of suburb vegetable
industry．