Abstract: A historical review and brief account of the Chinese Dipsacus are presented as follows, In China this genus comprises 16 species and 2 rarities. of which 3 species and 1 verity are first described here, namely D. daliensis T. M. Ai, D. lijingensis T. M. Ai et H. B. Chen. D. cyanocapitatus C. Y. Cheng et T. M. Ai and D. daliensis var. multifidus H. B. Chen. In addition. D. azureus Schrenk is a new record in China Most of the species of Dipsacus are cen tered in S. W. China and formed the borderline of distribution with one exception of D. japonica Miq.. which is extended into N. E. China, Korea and Japan.