Taking into comprehensive account of renewability of wood resource,advantages of wood and wood products in both application or processing,responsibility for wood industry to satisfy market needs and interdependence between wood industry and sustainable development of society,economy and environment,the author believes it necessary to develop wood industry continuously.On the other hand,according to structural changes of raw materials and market as well as society and economy,impact of technology revolution which are affecting the structure of wood industry in China,this paper gave suggestions of ways to the sustainable development of wood industry in China practically so that to adjust structure of wood products,technology,production scale,to develop relavant industries,to explore market potential including application technology for wood products,and to enhance educated human resource and R & D capabilities at all levels.