Abstract:The characteristics of rainfall interception of the main forest ecosystems were quantitatively analyzed and compared among forests according to three spatial lyyers,I.E.Canopy,litter and soil,that play an important role in ecohydr010gical function within a forest ecosystem.A wide range of materials and published papers were collected and arranged from a variety of forests distri buting in different graphical regions in China.The main forest ecosys— terns in China include cold temperate and temperate mountains deciduous and conifer forest or ever--green conifer forest,subtropic and tropic eastern or western mountains ever--green conifer forest,subtropic mountains ever--green broadleaf forest or deciduous and broadleaf mixed forest,subtropic bamboo. Forst,etc. Based on the results of comprehensive analysis made in this study,a pr— eliminary suggestion for the further improvement of forest ecohydr010gical functions and for sound management of water reservoir forests and watershed was put forward in the present paper.