Objective To describe the consumption status of soft drinks and the intake of free sugars in children aged 6~14 years in Shandong province,and to provide a scientific reference for guiding children's soft drinks intake and controlling obesity. Methods In this paper,11 regions including Dongying,Jinan,Jining,Laiwu,Liaocheng,Linyi,Qingdao,Tai'an,Weihai,Weifang and Yantai were selected as the survey points using the multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method.The investigated survey points were divided into cities and rural population. Results A total of 2 044 children aged 6~14 years in Shandong were surveyed,including 1 039 males and 1 005 females,556 from cities and 1 488 from rural areas.The drinking rates and consumption of carbonated drink of male were higher than those of female (χ²=5.582,t=2.625,all P<0.05).The drinking rates of fruit juice and vegetable juice,coffee or coffee drink and milk drink in female were higher than those in male (χ²=7.588,7.386, 8.252,all P<0.05).The drinking rate of urban children was higher than that of children from rural areas (χ²=4.983,P<0.05).The consumption of yogurt and coffee or coffee in female were significantly higher than those in male (t=-1.980,-2.555,all P<0.05).The consumption of carbonated drink in male was significantly higher than that in female (P<0.05).The consumption of certain types of beverages was higher in urban and rural areas than that in the others (P<0.05).The monosaccharide and free sugar intake of urban children (26.0 g/d,17.1 g/d) were significantly higher than those of rural children (16.9 g/d,11.8 g/d)(t=8.14,5.30,P<0.05). Conclusion The energy consumption of free sugars in children aged 6~14 years in Shandong is not higher than recommended value of World Health Organization,Chinese Diet Guidelines and American Heart Association,but the relative proportion is higher.