Abstract: This special issue of “Plant Hormones” by Chinese Bulletin of Botany is dedicated to the “Xiangshan Conference—Plant Hormones and Green Revolution”, which will be held in October 2006 in Beijing. Here, we present an overview on the plant hormone research in China for readers of interest. Until 1980s, research on plant hormones in China mainly focused on physiological studies. With rapid growth of the Chinese economy, a rising generation of young scientists has been able to make significant progress in elucidating the regulatory mechanisms of plant hormone metabolism, transport and signal transduction. In particular, Chinese scientists have made substantial contributions to our current understanding to the field by the identification of hormone receptors, the hormone-regulated plant architecture formation as well as interactions among different hormone signaling pathways. Finally, based on the trends of the field as well as the potentials of Chinese scientists, we offer a prospective view on the future studies on plant hormones in China.