The invention relates to the field of cultivation of Chinese medicinal materials, in particular to a method for seedling cultivation of atractylodes lancea. The method comprises the following steps ofhole punching in a black mulching film, wherein holes are punched in the film, and 5-7 seeds are sowed in each film hole manually; soil coverage, wherein after the seeds are sowed, the seeds are covered with fine soil with the thickness of 0.01 m; straw coverage, wherein the fine soil is covered with straw with the thickness of 0.5 m, then some water is sprayed, and seedlings emerge 30-40 days later. The method has the advantages that through the coverage of the black mulching film, the soil moisture is kept, the soil temperature is regulated, and the growth of weeds is prevented; the fine soil has the functions of compacting the seeds so that the seeds can be in tight contact with the soil to root and germinate, transmitting oxygen, and achieving the penetration of the moisture and the infiltration of nutrients; the straw has the functions that shading is achieved to prevent buds from burns, the straw is slowly oxidized and rotten to supplement the seedlings with potassium fertilizer, the moisture is kept, and the land is not easily hardened.