As　a　class　of　persistent　organic　pollutants,　polycyclic　aromatic　hydrocarbons　(PAHs)　have　been　widely　distributed　in　soil,　which　is　highly　stable,　hydrophobic,　cytotoxic　and　difficult　to　degrade.　The　PAHs　are　commonly　produced　from　transportation,　industrial　production　and　waste　incineration.　In　recent　years,　the　increasingly　serious　pollution　of　PAHs　in　soil　has　become　a　great　threat　to　soil　ecology,　food　safety　and　public　health.　Hence,　the　treatment　of　PAHs　contaminated　soil　is　of　great　importance　and　urgently　needed.　Among　numerous　strategies　for　PAHs　degradation,　photocatalytic　technology　has　attracted　extensive　attention　due　to　its　low　energy　consumption,　facile　operation　and　environmental　friendliness.　In　this　paper,　the　photocatalytic　degradation　mechanism　and　pathway　of　PAHs　are　overviewed,　the　current　state　of　knowledge　concerning　photocatalytic　remediation　of　PAHs　contaminated　soils　is　reviewed,　and　the　impacts　of　different　environmental　factors　on　the　degradation　efficiency　of　photocatalysts　are　discussed.　Furthermore,　we　summarize　the　challenges　to　apply　photocatalytic　technology　in　the　field　of　PAHs　contaminated　soil　remediation.　Key　words　polycyclic　aromatic　hydrocarbons;　photocatalysis;　soil　remediation;　degradation　mechanism;　influence　factor