Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese medicine has remarkable developments in various areas thanks to the attention and support of the Chinese Communist Party. Under new historical circumstances, Chinese medicine is facing more opportunities than challenges. Having reviewed development of Chinese medicine past and today, author proposed, in order to make greater contributions to the world and having greater impact, Chinese medicine needs to face reality, speed up development. To develop Chinese medicine in multiple modes is not only a need of society, but also inevitable result of the development itself.