Sleep Medicine is an emerging multidisciplinary medical specialty. Currently there are more than 3000 sleep labs/Centers across China. Since the beginning of the 21st century，the level of research projects in the field of sleep has been continuously improved. Sleep medicine research has been included in the national key basic research development plan（973 project，major national R&D project and SKRD program） and Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China. The utility of new technology will further promote the development of sleep medicine. This review will briefly introduce the current status of sleep medicine in China，and the future direction of sleep in the world.