To understand the effects of frequent gusts of wind on the rates of photosynthesis and transpiration in Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica seedlings, a field wind-blowing experiment using a wind speed gradient of 0 (CK), 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 m/s and four episodes of wind blowing was conducted in the spring of 2013 in the Horqin Sand Land of Inner Mongolia. The results showed that:1) Frequent wind blowing did not change the diurnal variation in the rates of photosynthesis and transpiration in seedlings, but resulted in in an extension of midday depression and a higher degree of dormancy in photosynthesis and transpiration. 2) Increasing the wind strength led to a significant decrease in the average daily rates of photosynthesis and transpiration, with a decrease of 27.6% and 22.3% in the 18 m/s-treated seedlings compared to the CK, respectively. With an increase in wind strength, stomatal conductance and intercellular CO₂ concentrations first increased and then decreased, and were significant lower in all treatment groups as compared with the CK group, with the exception of intercellular CO₂ concentration, which was higher in the 18 m/s group. 3) Increasing the wind-sand flow strength led to a significant increase in water-use efficiency, except for a significant decrease in the 18 m/s treatment group as compared with the CK group. In addition, the efficiency of sunlight energy use tended to decrease except for a significant increase in the 6 m/s-treatment group as compared with the CK group. 4) Decreases in the average daily rates of photosynthesis and transpiration resulted from a decrease in stomatal conductance, and changes in water-use efficiency and sunlight energy-use efficiency resulted from changes in the rates of photosynthesis and transpiration.