The Rb/Sr ratios for samples from six loess-paleosol sections on the Chinese Loess Plateau during the last glacial-interglacial cycle, and for samplesfrom 18 modern surface soils, have been analyzed. The six sections are along north-south and west-east transects respectively. The results show that the spatial distribution of Rb/Sr is characterized by a remarkable increase from north to south while Rb/Sr ratio changes little from west to east, whose latitude indicates shift of summer monsoon intensity. A regression equation between Rb/Sr ratiosand mean annual precipitation(MAP) has been constructed through statistical analysis for the modern surface soils. Paleorainfall during the last 130 ka is estimated for the six sections based on the regression equation. It is evident thatprecipitation increased remarkably during marine isotope stages 3 and 5, exhibiting the high and similar gradients of variation with latitude. This demonstrates that the environmental effect is more prominent in the south of the Loess Plateau than in the north during the dominance of summer monsoon.