The traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) book is an indispensable carrier for the implementation of the strategy for invigorating China through science and education. Developing high-quality TCM book publishing industry plays a very important role in training TCM talents, improving the quality of TCM education, and enhancing the confidence in the traditional culture. This paper reviewed the historical process of the TCM book publishing industry from its beginning to the present, and proposed nine problems for promoting the high-quality development of TCM book publishing in the current environment, aiming at the pain points and difficulties existing in the current development of the publishing industry. It fundamentally points out the development direction and coping strategies of the future TCM book publishing, and promotes the high-quality development of the benign, orderly and sustainable publishing.

book publishing;traditional Chinese medicine;developing strategy