Abstract:Abstracts:Based on the natural forest and plantation in Muchuan County in Sichuan Province, we studied the investigation and analysis of the litter volume and water holding characteristics. The result showed the litter volume of natural forest was 25.7 t·hm-2, and plantation was 18.1 t·hm-2; the maximum moisture capacity of natural forest was 75.0 t·hm-2,and plantation was 47.0 t·hm-2; the maximum moisture rate of natural forest was more than plantation; the water absorption and water absorption speed in various periods of natural forest was more than plantation; the effective retaining content of natural forest 28.6 t·hm-2was more than plantation17.0 t·hm-2,In general, water conserving function of natural forest was better than plantation.