The　status　of　indoor　air　pollution　and　its　control　in　China　are　reviewed　by　introducing　the　pollution　characteristics　of　major　indoor　air　pollutants,　the　strategies　and　measures　adopted　to　control　indoor　air　pollution,　as　well　as　the　major　problems　existing　in　the　current　indoor　air　pollution　control.　Although　indoor　pollution　of　formaldehyde　and　benzene　has　been　effectively　alleviated　in　recent　years　in　China,　indoor　pollution　of　toluene　and　xylenes　is　still　serious.　Besides,　studies　show　that　indoor　pollution　of　particulate　matter　(PM),　biological　pollutants,　and　semi-volatile　organic　compounds　(SVOCs)　might　also　be　serious　in　China.　The　establishment　and　implementation　of　indoor　air　quality　(IAQ)-related　regulations　and　standards,　the　research　on　indoor　air　pollution　and　its　control,　and　the　development　of　indoor　environmental　monitoring　and　cleaning　industry　have　played　significant　roles　in　preventing　and　controlling　indoor　air　pollution　in　China.　However,　problems　such　as　lack　of　mandatory　standards　for　IAQ,　lack　of　regulation　and　labeling　of　pollutant　emissions　from　indoor　decorating　and　refurbishing　materials,　lack　of　an　effective　performance　evaluation　system　for　air　cleaning　products,　and　lack　of　proper　maintenance　of　air　cleaners　remain　to　be　solved　for　further　improvement　of　IAQ.　©　Springer-Verlag　Berlin　Heidelberg　2014.