Abstract: Community characteristics of natural secondary forest after selective cutting were investigated in Changbai Mountain area, and the dynamics of natu;al regeneration during the 28 years restoration period were analyzed and discussed in allusion to the saplings and seedlings. The results showed: (1) the appearance rate of regeneration species was very low in initial 10 years, but it was higher than 75% after 15 years and had little change later; (2) the distribution density of regeneration species increased gradually along with the restoration of secondary forest, it could reach 7 500 tree per hectare and had little change later; (3) most of saplings and seedlings were distributed 1.5～3.5 m from the nearest standing tree. With the restoration of the secondary forest, the distribution of saplings became near to the standing tree, but the distribution of seedling became far from the standing trees.