China's forestry industry is in the period of rapid development.It is huge but not strong,with unstable resource foundation and low industry aggregation degree.This paper has analyzed the opportunities in the industry,including the four strategic ones of comprehensively building up a moderately prosperous society,constructing a healthy China,new-type urbanization and ecological civilization.Moreover,the paper has made an analysis of challenges,mainly the weak ability in resource support,low overall qualities and technological content.It aims at further clarifying the current situation of forestry industry development and helps advance the sound progress.