Abstract: This is a brief report of a preliminary survey of certain rain-bearing systems over China in later spring and summer. In the first part, a general description of the methods of analysis used in this suraey is given. As the temperature and wind fields are weak, and the precipitation is heavy, smaller intervals for the isotherms and contours in the constant pressure surface and pseudoquivalent potential instead of potential temperature in the cross section analysis are used. In the second part, there are descriptions of the structure and development of five frequently observed rain-bearing systems i.e. cold front, blocking high and cold vortex, monsoon heat low, warm front and typhoon.