To obtain the distribution features of ice particle habits in the precipitation stratiform clouds of northern China, the ice particle image data recorded by the airborne cloud particle imager (OAP-CIP) in three stratiform precipitation events occurring during the 11th Five-Year National Key Technology Research and Development Program “Beijing Cloud Experiment (BCE)” were used to analyze the distribution characteristics of ice particle habits in different precipitation stages, along with temperature and diameter ranges.The following results were obtained:in the early stage of precipitation development, the habit distribution of ice crystal particles in clouds is dominated by graupel and line shape, and their respective occurrence frequencies exceed 20% and 40% with particle size of larger than 500 μm.The occurrence frequency of aggregate in the temperature area of 0 to -4 ℃ ranges between 10% and 20%;however, it is quite low in other temperature intervals, at less than 10%.The key microphysical processes affecting ice particles' growth in the early stage are sublimation and riming.In the mature stage of precipitation, graupel and aggregate particles are the two main particle habits, and the occurrence frequencies of both greater than 25%.The occurrence frequencies of linear particles at the temperature intervals of 0 to -4 ℃ and -4 to -8 ℃ are both between 10% and 20%.The occurrence frequency of hexagonal particles is between 5% and 15%.The occurrence frequency of irregular is greater than 10% at the size of larger than 125 μm, but less than 10% at other diameter size intervals, and decreases with the increase of statistical particle size.The key processes affecting the ice particles’ growth in this stage are riming and coalescence.