The　cylindrical　shell　structure　is　an　important　kind　of　the　primary　structures　in　many　engineering　community.　Under　axial　excitation　and　radial　line　load,　the　nonlinear　radial　breathing　vibrations　of　a　carbon　fiber　reinforced　polymer　(CFRP)　laminated　cylindrical　shell　with　different　temperature　is　investigated　in　this　paper.　Based　on　von　Karman　type　nonlinear　geometric　relationship,　the　first-order　shear　deformation　shell　theory　is　applied　to　model　the　kinematics　of　deformations,　and　Hamilton＇s　principle　is　used　to　drive　the　differential　governing　equations.　Galerkin　method　is　utilized　to　obtain　the　nonlinear　ordinary　differential　governing　equations　along　the　radial　displacement　of　the　system　under　the　non-normal　boundary　conditions　that　one　generatrix　of　the　cylindrical　shell　is　clamped　and　both　ends　of　the　shell　are　free.　The　bifurcation　diagrams,　maximum　Lyapunov　exponent　diagrams,　phase　portraits,　the　time　history　diagrams,　three-dimensional　phase　portraits　and　poincare　maps　are　obtained　by　using　the　fourth-order　Runge-Kutta　algorithm.　The　influences　of　the　radial　line　load,　the　axial　excitation　as　well　as　the　ratio　of　length　to　thickness　on　the　nonlinear　radial　breath　vibrations　characteristics　of　the　CFRP　laminated　cylindrical　shell　are　studied　in　detail　by　numerical　calculations.　The　results　show　that　the　radial　line　load,　axial　excitation　and　ratio　of　length　to　thickness　can　be　used　to　control　the　nonlinear　dynamic　motions.