High　belite　calcium　sulphoaluminate　cement　(HBCSA)　is　a　newly　developed　cementing　material　with　broad　application　prospects　for　its　excellent　mechanical　properties,　high　volume　stability,　good　durability　and　anti　efflorescence　property.　Howe-ver,　it　is　difficult　for　common　retarders　to　delay　its　rapid　hydration　effectively　due　to　the　rapid　setting　and　hardening　of　HBCSA,　which　has　become　the　bottleneck　restricting　the　wide　application　of　this　kind　of　new　cement.　In　order　to　control　the　setting　time　of　HBCSA　and　extend　its　application　scope,　the　retarding　material　suited　for　HBCSA　was　explored　and　discussed　in　this　paper,　and　the　mechanism　of　hydration　hardening　of　HBCSA　was　revealed,　as　well　as　the　effective　control　measures　were　put　forward.　It　was　found　that　the　combination　of　polycarboxylate　superplasticizer　(PCE)　and　β-cyclodextrin(β-CD)　had　good　retarding　effect　to　HBCSA　paste　or　mortar.　The　fluidity,　setting　time　and　strength　of　HBCSA　mortar　with　the　admixture　were　tested.　Scanning　electron　microscope　(SEM),　X-ray　diffraction　(XRD)　analyzer,　total　organic　carbon　(TOC)　analyzer　and　hydration　heat　evolution　of　cement　were　carried　out.　The　results　showed　that　the　adding　of　PCE　and　β-CD　could　slow　down　the　crystallization　rate　of　ettringite,　the　setting　time　of　HBCSA　cement　paste　was　significantly　prolonged,　and　the　cement　setting　time　was　increased　with　the　increment　of　retarder　content.　Adding　PCE　and　β-CD　had　a　positive　effect　on　improving　the　fluidity　of　HBCSA　and　the　strength　of　rubber　in　the　middle　and　late　stages.　©　2018,　Materials　Review　Magazine.　All　right　reserved.