The author reviewed the current status of the wood industry in Southwest China(including Yunnan,Sichuan,Guizhou Provinces and Guangxi,Tibet Autonomous Regions) covering industrial distribution,raw material resources,production level and scale,markets,research and development capacity and manpower resource issues.The results indicated that the government should establish some favorable policies for this region.It is also suggested that further development of the Southwest wood industry should aim at establishing a circular-economy mode,apply advanced science and technology,adjust the products,and give economic compensation for forest ecology re-construction.The effect of the Southwest wood industry on the social,economy,ecology and environment,not only in the area itself but also for the whole country,was also explained.These factors all have important roles in revitalizing the wood industry,not only in the Southwest,but for all of China.