Corrosion characteristics of reinforced concrete specimens under 4 types of saline soil environment were investigated by means of polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) technique, and the difference of corrosion characteristics by environment and corrosion stage was analysed.The test results show that reinforced concrete at each corrosion stage presents distinct feature.When the mass ratio of sulfate ion vs chloride ion m(SO2-4)/m(Cl-) of saline soil environment is different, the corrosion status of reinforced concrete reveal some differences.Corrosion rate of reinforcing steel increases in middle and late stages as m(SO2-4)/m(Cl-) rises from 0 to 0082 or 0275 of simulated solution which contains 5% salt mass fraction.However, the corrosion rate of reinforcing steel becomes slow in the whole period when m(SO2-4)/m(Cl-) is 2070.So it can be concluded that sulfate ions in saline soil environment promote the corrosion of reinforcing steel in a certain content range. At the same time, the mechanism of sulfate ions was analysed combined with results of electrochemical measurement.