In investigating the accumulation and distribution patterns of Zinc and Cadmium,we have analyzed tissues of ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) from an industrializedregion(Taiyuan city) and from a non-industrialized region(Zijin mountain area, Xing County,Shanxi). It is showed that Zinc concentration in all these tissues are as follows: Femur>Ster-num> Heart>Liver>Kidney>Lungs>Femoral muscle>Pectoral muscle. Cadmium distri-bution pattern conforms to the order: Kidney>Sternum > Femur > Liver > Lungs...