It is again with great pleasure that we introduce the research work to be presented at the third Chinese Congress on Gerontology and Health Industry (CCGI), which is published in abstract form in this issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS).The CCGI is a national conference organized by the Chinese Geriatrics Society (CGS), Chinese Medical Association.The third CCGI conference will be held on September 12-14, 2014 in the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, the Peoples Republic of China.Held in the same city on September 13-15 of last year, the second CCGI conference, received very positive feedback in China and proved to be a great success, with 182 abstracts published by JAGS September 2013 supplement issue [J Am Geriatr Soc 2013;61 (S3):S307-S370].As a result, the number of collaborating professional organizations and government agencies related to geriatrics, gerontology, and senior healthcare has increased to 36 this year, compared to 32 last year.In addition, we have 191 quality abstracts to be included in this issue,about 5％ increase from last year.