The circulating fluidized bed(CFB) combustion technology in China has become the world leader after 40-year research and development

and a design system with state specification design theory as the core has been established. The fluidization state reconstruction has also been applied in CFB boilers

which increases the energy efficiency on a par with the pulverized coal boiler. Nowadays

China's CFB boiler ranks first in the world in many aspects

such as number

unit capacity and emission control. This article reviews the development of CFB combustion technology in China

summarizes the Chinese innovation and contribution

and looks forward to the future development of this technology. In the future

it is suggested to make full use of the wide fuel adaptability of the CFB combustion technology

and use low-heat-value fuel with lower emission and higher efficiency. Moreover

the load regulation speed of the CFB boiler should also be improved and 0～100% load operation should be achieved.The CFB units should transfer from electricity type to function type

so as wo promote the utilization of renewable energy and safe and stable operation of the power grid.