Abstract: Because of the different natural conditions, urbanization and industrialization, the circles of suburban agricultural areas in Beijing has different productive / non-productive functions. In this paper, agricultural multifunctionality theory and industrial economy theory have been employed to analyze the spatial characteristics of surburban agriculture area in Beijing. The reslute shows that the agriculture can be divided into two transition pathways from the plain outskirts to the outer mountainous suburbs. Firstly, agricultural transition pathway has emerged from modern urban agriculture to the traditional agriculture; secondly, it is a fan-shaped agricultural transition pathway expanding from the plains to the mountainous area. But there is a non-agricultural industry dominated buffer zone 30–40 km away from the central city, which has become the boundary belt due to urban functions transfering to the village functions. The modern agriculture and recreational agriculture have become the dominant rural economy outside the buffer zone. Its non-productive functions are being strengthened, which are also spreading to the outer mountainous suburb, and the ecological function can be the leading one among the multifunctions in Beijing’s midst and outer spheres.