Determination of the paleodose absorbed by debris minerals in sediments after deposition is a key course for TL dating of the Quaternary sediments. Three methods

i.e. the partial bleaching

the residual and the regeneration TL method

have been widely employed for paleodose measurement. On the basis of the paleodose determinations of more than one hundred samples of loess

sand dune and alluvial deposits obtained by these methods we come to the conclusion that （1） the par-tial bleaching method seems to be unsuitable for aeolian deposits

such as loess and sand dune;（2） the residual TL method is simpler and more reliable

especially for younger aeolian deposits; and （3） although the regeneration TL method takes long time

it is a reliable way for samples with nonlinear TL growth curve.