Abstract: China is the most abundant in the resources of bamboo. However,the phenomenon of continuous bamboo flowering and death has caused a heated discussion on factors to restrict the growth of bamboo among scholars in recent years. After collecting and analysing lots of literatures at home and abroad it is concluded that among these factors soil can not be ignored. This paper deals with the current status of soil and bamboo on the basis of previous studies,mainly include studies on the effects of different soil conditions on the bamboo rhizome、shoots、growth、flowering and senescence,and the community density and management models also produce an retroaction on soil. At last,this paper also describes the research progress of the giant panda's staple bamboo in this field,and puts forward an suggestion of increasing the experiment argumentation and the study of mechanism in the future.