Understanding the pedogenetic properties in dry valley of the upper Minjiang River plays a key role in regional vegetation restoration. Seven typical soil profiles at different altitudes were selected to analyze for the soil-forming characters and genetic properties. The results showed that local environmental conditions contributed to weak soil weathering and pedogenesis. The soil texture in the studied area was coarse and dominated firstly by silt fraction and secondly by clay fraction. The pedogenesis and secondary argillification was weak. Fet content and Fed/Fet ratio were less than 50 g/kg and 30%, respectively. The vertical differentiation of composition of exchangeable cations was not obvious in all the soil profiles. The clay/silt ratio, Fet content and Fed/Fet ratio all increased with the elevation. Moreover, δ13Ｃvalues of soil organic matter decreased with the elevation increasing. Improving the quality of soil and products is very significant for regional vegetation restoration. Meanwhile, local vegetation restoration and ecological environment construction should be based on the characteristics of natural vegetation distribution with elevation.