The conjugated polycycles show excellent optical and electrical properties that are suitable for application in various organic electronics.While most of attentions have been paid to polycycles having planar π-conjugated system,the curved polycycles seem amazing due to their unique physical and chemical features.The non-planar conjugated polycycles have been created with the geometries of bracelet,saddle,bowl,Mobius band,helicenes,etc.Among them,the bowl-shaped one is of growing interest owing to the multidiscipline applications such as synthetic intermediates for end-cap of carbon nanotube,coordination with metal ions,encapsulation of fullerenes,and fabrication of electronic devices.In this paper,we summarize the recent advances on the chemistry of the bowl-shaped conjugated polycycles,particularly on their synthesis and the further chemical modifications toward organic functional materials. The conjugated polycycles show excellent optical and electrical properties that are suitable for application in various organic electronics. Whilst most of attentions have been paid to polycycles having planar π-conjugated systems, the curved polycycles seem amazing due to their unique physical and chemical features. non-planar conjugated polycycles have been created with the geometries of bracelets, saddle, bowl, Mobius band, helicenes, etc. Among them, the bowl-shaped one is growing interest due to the multidiscipline applications such as synthetic intermediates for end-cap of carbon nanotube, coordination with metal ions, encapsulation of fullerenes, and fabrication of electronic devices. In this paper, we summarize the recent advances on the chemistry of the bowl-shaped conjugated polycycles, particularly on their synthesis and the further chemical modifications toward organic functional materials.