This paper summarizes the lalest advances in research on the terrane tectonics of China. The terranes of China distributed around various plates may be divided into four terrane belts of different ages and sizes, i. e., the East China, Northwest China, Southwest China and Qinling-Dabie terrane belts. Among them, the East China belt may be subdivided into three composite terrane groups; each terrane group is composed of several terranes that were formed roughly at the same time and have distinct geologic histories. The accretion of China’s terranes involves three types: the collision type, the flake-thrusting type, and the docking type. The results of the latest study in the five widening fields and some advances in the metheds of research on the terrane tectonics in China are presented in the present paper. This paper summarizes the lalest advances in research on the terrane tectonics of China. The terranes of China distributed around various plates may be divided into four terrane belts of different ages and sizes, ie, the East China, Northwest China, Southwest China and Qinling- Dabie terrane belts. Among them, the East China belt may be subdivided into three composite terrane groups; each terrane group is composed of several terranes that were formed roughly at the same time and have distinct geologic histories. The accretion of China’s terranes involves three types : the collision type, the flake-thrusting type, and the docking type. The results of the latest study in the five widening fields and some advances in the metheds of research on the terrane tectonics in China are presented in the present paper.