The invention provides a furrow-sowing drip-irrigation mulch-cultivation method of a salinized cotton field in an arid area, including furrowing and ridging, and double-row planting in furrows. The method is characterized in that ridges are big while the furrows are small, a drip irrigation zone laid in the centerline of a furrow bottom is mulched thereon by a plastic film, and bunch planting is performed at both sides of the drip irrigation zone on the plastic film. The plastic film mulching mode includes single-film mulching and double-film mulching, wherein the single-film mulching is to mulch a film in ridge bare furrows or mulch a film evenly in the furrows, and the double-film mulching is to mulch a top film tightly on the top surface of an adjacent ridge after planting based on the single-film mulching so as to form a furrow chamber. Since the evaporation on the ridges is relatively stronger than that in the furrows, salt is allowed to transfer and accumulate above the ridges, and the rhizosphere salinity of the furrows is reduced accordingly. The method realizes a combination of ridging and furrow sowing, plastic film mulching and water-saving drip irrigation, thus water saving, warming and salt reducing effects are achieved, high yield of cotton is facilitated, and increased yield rate ranges from 8.3% to 16.4%. Compared with the conventional salt-alkali improvement measures, the method features more water conservation, lower investment, and easier operation.