Abstract: Phytoremediation is an effective approach for remediation and comprehensive control of heavy metal contamination in mining area． The research progress abroad in phytoremediation technology of heavy metal contaminations in mine degraded soils including phytostabilization，phytoextraction，phytovolatilisation，phytofiltration started early，while China fall far behind in the related research fields． Ｒecently，studies in China and abroad about the ecological remediation of rare earth mining are scarce，which should be strengthened in future．