Abstract:Three methods of vegetation surveying: the point-centered quarter method, counted quadrat method and releve method were used in the investigation of the subtropical evergreen-broadleaved forest of Westhill Kunming. The forest is dominated by Cyclobalanopsis glaucoides. Six sampling lines each with 15 center points were taken to compare with three 400m2 plots of two sets. Workmen are divided into 6 groups, each with the same number and similar skill level. The time taken by each group for accomplishing their work must be recorded so that the speed can be compared. We also compared the amount of work and speed of each group indoor. From this kind of comparison, we arrived at a conclusion that the point-centered quarter method is not a desirable one, at least in investigating subtropical evergreen-broadleaved forest.