The invention relates to a solid-state fermentation method for ethanol production based on sweet sorghum stalks (including other sugar raw materials, such as, sugar beet, sugar cane, Jerusalem artichoke, etc) and a system, which pertains to the technical field of the processing of biomass liquid fuel. The method mainly includes the following key processes and core equipments: (1) smashed materials are fed into a tank with the help of the rotary motion of a cylinder body of a rotating drum type solid-state fermentation tank and the dual-function of the inclined angle of the tank body (1 to 15 degrees) and a feeding stirring board so as to be evenly mixed with the high-yield ethanol TSH-Sc-1 yeast liquid which is prayed from a sprayer; (2) the solid-state fermentation is carried out in the facultative oxygen environment, the fermentation tank is rotated at an even speed to promote the mixing of materials and the strengthening of heat transfer, thus the fermentation is always in a best condition and the fermentation time is shortened; (3) on-line monitoring is carried out: the solid-state fermentation is affected by a plurality of factors, such as, the distribution of the on-line regulation temperature of a computer, spray amount, the concentration of dissolved O2, filling factors, the mixing degree of the smashed materials and the yeast liquid, the pH value of yellow slurry, CO2 concentration, ethanol concentration, the migration of bacteria species and other parameters so as to ensure that the solid-state fermentation is carried out under a best working condition; (4) the automatic discharge of the fermentation material from the tank is realized with the help of the rotation of the tank body and the push of a discharging stirring board, and a closed tunnel belt is adopted for conveying the fermentation material to an ethanol-dreg separation unit.