Abstract: Based field investigation on soil,plant and growing rate of trees,the afforesting land in Datan demonstrative district of Bashang in Hebei Province was divided into 12 site types:namely middle-lower site of hilly shady slope with thick-layer soil,upper site of hilly shady slope with thin-layer soil,middle-lower site of hilly sunny slope with thick-layer soil:rocky site of hilly top,shady bank site:wet bank site:low and shady hillside site:low and sunny hillside site,gentle gravel land or sandy cultivated land;gentle loam cultivated land,gentle undulate fixed sandy land and semifixed sandy land.

Key words: Afforestation, Site type, Bashang