The Water-saving and drought-resistance rice refers to a new cultivated rice variety type (NY/T 2862-2015). It is formed by integrating the excellent characteristics of modern elite rice cultivar and upland rice variety based on the progress of rice science and technology. With the strong water saving, drought resistance and live broadcast tolerance ability, the WDR could be planted with the green cultivation mode of dry seeding with aerobic management. It could be cultivated not only in paddy fields without flooding, reduce non-point source pollution and methane emissions, but also in dry land or hillside land, which greatly expanded the plant space of rice. This paper briefly introduced the concept and characteristics of WDR, as well as the cultivation and improvement strategies, listed the 23 varieties bred by the unit and their chief characteristics and suitable areas, and discussed the industrial development goals of WDR.