The invention discloses a recession and desilting structure of a silt-laden channel. The recession and desilting structure comprises an upstream channel, a downstream channel, a recession and desilting channel, a desilting basin, a check gate and a recession and desilting gate. The upstream channel and the downstream channel are connected through a bend, the bend serves as a desilting basin, by means of the principle of forward sand flushing and bend water taking, the downstream channel is connected to a bend convex bank, the water recession and desilting channel is connected to a bend concave bank, and a water recession and desilting gate and a check gate are arranged at inlets of the water recession and desilting channel and the downstream channel respectively. During irrigation, the check gate is opened, the water-recession sand-discharging gate is closed, water flows through the curve, and sand and stones are deposited in the sand basin due to inertia; during sand discharging, the check gate is closed, the water-recession sand discharging gate is opened, the water flow of the water-recession sand discharging channel is increased, and overflowing sand pulling is increased through the channel, so that silt deposited in the channel is discharged.