Abstract: In this paper,studies were made of the water-holding capacity of litter layers and soil water storage capacity of typical vegetation communities, Pinus armandii Franch,Pinus tabulaeformis,Fargesia spathacea Franch,Corylus heterophylla Fisch. ex Trautv. var. sutchuenensis Franch.,Dipelta yunnanensis, Rhododendron lapponicum and Salix cupularis. The results showed that the water-holding capacity of litter layers was as follows:Dipelta yunnanensis > Corylus heterophylla Fisch. ex Trautv. var. sutchuenensis Franch. > Rhododendron lapponicum > Salix cupularis > Fargesia spathacea Franch > Pinus tabulaeformis > Pinus armandii Franch, both the water storage capacity of 0~40 cm soil layer and the integrated water storage capacity were as follows:Fargesia spathacea Franch > Rhododendron lapponicum > Corylus heterophylla Fisch. ex Trautv. var. sutchuenensis Franch. > Dipelta yunnanensis > Salix cupularis > Pinus armandii Franch > Pinus tabulaeformis.