Abstract: The characteristics of rainfall redistribution under the canopy of three typical Phyllostachys edulis forests (Ph. edulis and Cunninghamia lanceolata mixed forest(Ⅱ), Ph. edulis pure forest(Ⅲ) and Ph. edulis and broadleaved tree mixed stands(Ⅳ)) in the Northern of Fujian province were studied in comparison with C. lanceolata forest (Ⅰ) and evergreen broadleaved forest(Ⅴ). The results showed that: Throughfall rates ranged from 46.23 % to 86.22 %, the order of average throughfall rates was:Ⅰ(77.0 %)＞Ⅲ(75.0 %)＞Ⅳ(73.7 %)＞Ⅱ(70.3 %)＞Ⅴ(67.7 %).It was found that, as rainfall depth and intensity increased, the stemflow of three Ph edulis forests increased with a higher proportion than C. lanceolata forest and evergreen broadleaved forest. The order of stemflow rates was Ⅳ(69.2 mm)＞Ⅲ(52.0 mm＞Ⅱ(37.3 mm)＞Ⅴ(23.0 mm)＞Ⅰ(17.6 mm), and the order of least rainfall produced by stemflow in the five forest stands was:Ⅱ(6.4 mm)＜Ⅳ(6.9 mm)＜Ⅲ(7.5 mm)＜Ⅴ(8.9 mm)＜Ⅰ(10.4 mm). Throughfall, stemflow and canopy interception were linearly correlated to rainfall outside the stands at the extremely significant level(p＜0.01),that the equation Y=a+bX could be used to show the relationship between the rainfall and througfall, and three curve equation (Y=β0+β1X+β2X2+β3X3) was applied to explain the relationship between rainfall and canopy interception.The canopy interception rates ranged form 14.1 % to 53.5 %, that the order was:Ⅴ(31.3 %)＞Ⅱ(28.2 %)＞Ⅳ(23.5 %)＞Ⅲ(22.9 %)＞Ⅰ(22.3 %). In summary, Ph. edulis and Cunninghamia lanceolata mixed forest had the highest interception capability among three different types Ph. edulis forest on heavyhard rain condition while the pure Ph. edulis forest performed best with interception capability on light and moderate rain condition.