Based on the survey of lost-land farmers in Jiangxia district of Wuhan,this paper observes the changes and change direction of livelihood of farmers before the land acquisition and after the land acquisition from farmers’ income level,sources of income,expenses,leisure time,working time and so on.The result shows that agricultural income will decrease,the proportion of non-agricultural income gradually increases,the land acquisition will not necessarily reduce the total income of the farmers.After the expropriation,sources of income for farmers have greatly changed,living consumption expenditure increases,production inputs slightly increases,the time spent on agricultural planting and agricultural farming reduce and time for rest increases.Therefore,this paper points out that establishing fair and reasonable compensation system is the key to work out sustainable livelihoods of farmers.