Solution culture and pot experiments were conducted to study the characteristic of Zn uptake in Sedum alfredii Hance. At Zn level of 1 μmol•L^－１ in nutrient solution, Zn concentrations in leaves and stems increased slightly with treatment time and reached maximum at day 2 of the treatment, then slightly decreased, where as minimal changes in root Zn concentrations were noted. At Zn level of 500 μmol•L^－１, Zn concentrations in leaves and stems increased sharply with time, and peaked at day 16 d, where as root Zn concentrations increased slowly with the time up to 16 d, and then sharply increased. The concentration-dependent of Zn uptake showed a fast increase component at Zn levels from 1 to 500 μmol•L^－１, followed by a sharp decrease in leaf and stem Zn concentration when grown at Zn levels ≥1000μmol•L^－１. In contrast, Zn concentration in the roots increased slightly when Zn supply level was increased from 1 to 500 μmol•L^－１, and raising solution Zn above 1000 μmol•L^－１ rapidly increased Zn concentration in roots. Our results from pot experiment showed that shoot Zn concentration increased with Zn levels in the soil, and reached the maximum of approximately 17000 mg•kg^－１ (DW) harvested on May 13 at soil Zn levels of 1600 mg•kg^－１, and around 29000 mg•kg^－１ harvested on July 21 at soil Zn levels of 800 mg•kg^－１. However, higher Zn concentration (added Zn ≥1200 mg•kg^－１) in soil resulted in decrease of Zn concentration in the shoots.