Future　orientation　tends　to　prevent　engagement　in　risk　behaviours　and　results　in　good　academic　performance　among　adolescents.　Our　study　aimed　to　establish　whether　genetic　factors　contributed　to　future　orientation　among　Chinese　adolescents.　We　recruited　988　pairs　of　twins　from　Beijing.　By　constructing　a　high-order　A　(additive　genetic　variance)　C　(common　environmental　variance)　E　(unique　environmental　variance)　model,　we　found　that　heritability　and　a　common　environment　contributed　significantly　to　the　development　of　future　orientation　among　adolescents.　Moreover,　this　study　did　not　detect　significant　heritability　differences　in　future　orientation　between　girls　and　boys.　In　addition,　there　was　a　negative　relationship　between　age　and　heritability　of　future　orientation　but　a　positive　relationship　between　age　and　non-shared　environmental　effect　on　the　development　of　future　orientation.　Our　findings　provide　empirical　evidence　for　the　heritability　of　future　orientation,　suggesting　that　both　genetics　and　common　environment　influence　its　development.