Recentresearchactivitiesrelevanttohighenergydensityphysics(HEDP)drivenbytheheavyionbeamattheInstituteofModernPhysics,ChineseAcademyofSciencesarepresented.RadiographyofstaticobjectswiththefastextractedhighenergycarbonionbeamfromtheCoolingStorageRingisdiscussed.Investigationofthelowenergyheavyionbeamandplasmainteractionisreported.WithHEDPresearchasoneofthemaingoals,theprojectHIAF(HighIntensityheavy-ionAcceleratorFacility),proposedbytheInstituteofModernPhysicsasthe12thfive-year-planofChina,isintroduced.