Data mining is rapidly developing towards intelligence.Artificial intelligence(AI) has been increasingly applied in Western medicine.The outstanding performance of AI methods in early diagnosis and assessment of diseases，disease treatment strategies，and medical resource management provides a valuable reference for the combination of AI and TCM，especially for the learning and inheritance of famous traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) experts' experience.In the last decade，abundant research achievements have been attained in the application of data mining in the learning and inheritance of famous TCM experts' experience.We summarized the commonly used data mining tools and methods，reviewed the application of AI methods in Western medicine，and then prospected the development directions of AI in the data mining of TCM，aiming to provide an efficient way to inherit and develop famous TCM experts' experience and accelerate the modern research of TCM.