This article reviewed the current situation of the production and sales of black tea in China in recent years， and summarized the latest progress of studying Chinese black tea including the online perception of black tea products， the development of precision processing equipment and standardized processing parameters， the creation of new processing technology and the development of new products. The problems existing in the current stage of Chinese black tea industry were analyzed in terms of product quality， processing equipment and processing technology. The black tea industry in China was prospected from the aspects including the in-depth processing theory， the studies on online detection technology and intelligent equipment， the innovation of new processing technology and the development of new products made by black tea.