Cardiacmagneticresonance(CMR)imagingplaysanimportantroleinthediagnosisandmanagementofcardiovasculardiseases.Thestate-of-the-artCMRimaginghasmanyadvantagesincardiacimaging,includingexcellentspatialandtemporalresolution,unrestrictedimagingfield,noexposuretoionizingradiation,excellenttissuecontrast,anduniquemyocardialtissuecharacterization.ClinicalCMRimagingisusedduringthecardiovasculardiagnosticworkupintheUnitedStatesandsomeEuropeancountries.UseofCMRimagingisemerginginhospitalsinChinaandhasapromisingfuture.Thisreviewbrieflydescribesthereal-worldclinicalapplicationofCMRimaginginChinaanddiscussobstaclesforitsfuturedevelopment.