The invention discloses a mangrove forest afforestation method for intensively weathered tuff geology and intertidal zones with high elevations. The method comprises the steps of a, site preparation,b, planting soil backfilling, c, water channel excavation and d, mangrove plant planting. One year after afforestation is completed, various mangrove nursery stocks grow well, the survival rate of avicennia marina, kandelia candel and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza is not lower than 60%, the survival rate of Rhizophora stylosa and aegiceras corniculatum is not lower than 70%, and the height of the nurserystocks is increased by 10-30 cm. By means of the method, the area of the mangrove forest in coastal areas in southeast and south China can be enlarged, and the important functions of the mangrove forest in the aspects of food supply, germplasm resource preservation, species diversity maintenance, wind prevention, wave dissipation, marine environment purification, ecological balance maintenance, carbon sink maintenance and the like are better played; meanwhile, the created water channel and mangrove forest coexist, diversified habitats are provided, and biodiversity conservation and recovery are better facilitated.