It has been found that there are rich gas hydrate resource in the permafrost on land and deep sea bottom. Gas hydrate samples were found in the bottom of South China Sea and permafrost mountain area in Qilian in 2007 and 2008 respectively. China is planning to conduct a trial production of gas hydrate in South China Sea in 2017 and is now making preparations for it. This article introduces the progress of gas hydrate trial production on land and preliminary technical plan for trial production of gas hydrate in the sea.