Vegetation restoration is main path of rebuilding regressive ecosystem,and species diversity of vegetation in restoration reflects level of vegetation restoration.Relation of species diversity characteristic in vegetation restoration in Taihang mountain gneissose area and soil water content were studied through investigating different closed communities.The results showed the index of the species diversity of natural shrub communities>that of artificial arbor communities.Index value is in 20 years>in 10 years>in 5 years of artificial arbor communities and natural shrub communities.Soil water content in six communities is low,but its added litter with closing and that of natural shrub communities is high than that of artificial arbor communities.Soil water content and evenness index is positive correlation,and diversity and Soil water content is positive correlation in earlier stage,but is negative correlation in closing 20 years.Elements of natural communities of shrub were recovery during short closed time from diversities of communities.Closing and stopping human disturbances and reasonable tending method are the effective measure for vegetation recovery in Taihang mountain gneissose region.