Abstract: Soil seed banks that taken from different communities in Lanping Lead/Zinc Mining Area were explored by combining field investigations and seed germination trial.The results showed that seed densities in the soil seed banks ranged from 495—12910 seeds/(m2×10cm),communities that restored from tailing sites (CRTS) (including Poa pratensis man-made grassland,Artemisia princeps community and Coriaria nepalensis scrub) were lower in seed density and species diversity than reference communities (RC) (including Pinus yunnanensis forest and Querus aquifolioides scrub);Both proportional composition of life form by species and individuals showed CRTS were lower in woody plants;The dominant species in the soil seed bank were all herb except Rhododendron racemosum and Coriaria nepalensis.CRTS were higher than RC in similarity between stand vegetation and soil seed banks.The methods that how to restore vegetation and remedy pollutants through soil seed bank technology were discussed.