In the current study, we evaluated the status of soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) andpotassium (K), and also the C, N, P ecological stoichiometry along the altitude within the range from 500 m to1 000 m (100 m altitude span) in Lianhua mountain. The results showed that the concentration of organic C, total N,total P, total K at different altitude varied in the range of 38.72~68.17, 0.90~1.32, 0.011~0.022, 5.19~7.08 g·kg,respectively. The content of total N and total P generally increased with increased altitude, while organic C andtotal K concentration had relatively little variation. Soil C/N ratio and N/P ratio varied between 40.12 and 50.76,43.06 and 90.86, respectively. There was no signi?cant difference in soil C/N ratio among the different altitude within 500 m to 1 000 m. In general, soil N/P ratio tended to decrease with the increased altitude. Soil available N ranged from 0.81 to 2.01 g·kg along the altitude of 500~1 000 m, with an average of 1.19 g·kg. Along the altitude, soil available N tended to decline with rising altitude from 500 to 1 000 m. Soil available K and P were in the highest values at the altitude of 900 m, but ?uctuates a little within the altitude of 500~800 m.
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