From 1970s, structural biology has been advanced promptly in China, and many achievements are reached in different areas of life science. Recently, excellent efforts have been done in structural biology of influenza virus, including molecular basis on interspecies transmission of influenza virus and structure determination of polymerase complex. Here, we present a brief introduction of the advancements on structural biology of influenza virus in and out of China, providing a view of development of structural biology in China.