In　this　paper,　a　new　multiple　description　image　coding　scheme　based　on　directional　lifting　wavelet　transform　is　proposed,　which　can　avoid　the　serious　quality　degradation　of　compressed　images　in　the　Internet　or　wireless　environment　due　to　the　packet　error　or　packet　loss.　The　basic　idea　is　to　divide　an　image　into　two　descriptions　with　quincunx　down-sampling.　To　tackle　the　problem　of　low　coding　efficiency　in　the　traditional　spatial　domain　multiple　description　image　coding　techniques,　we　propose　a　directional　lifting　technique　to　extensively　exploit　the　correlations　among　neighboring　pixels,　in　which　the　lifting　directions　are　selected　and　organized　based　on　the　quad-tree　partition.　A　novel　interpolation　scheme　is　employed　in　the　side　decoder　to　reconstruct　one　description　with　full　resolution.　The　data　fusion　algorithm　is　employed　in　the　central　decoder　to　reconstruct　the　whole　image,　which　can　further　improve　the　quality　of　the　reconstructed　image.