Abstract: By collecting 2238 research literatures from “China Economic History Research” from 1986 to 2018,CiteSpace was used to conduct bibliometric research,and analyzed the hotspots of China's economic history research and the trends of frontier issues since 1986.The modern economic history,the economic history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties,and the economic history of the two Songs were the hotspots of the study of Chinese economic history.Rural agriculture,economic system and business management were the key contents of economic history.Different stages of economic history research paid attention to different hotspots.From 1986 to the 1990s,production methods,productivity,exploiting classes,and capitalism were the hot topics of this stage.From the 1990s to the beginning of the 21st century,the focus of research shifted to merchants,market economy,economic system,enterprise and enterprise management.After the 21st century,the focus of research was in the fields of enterprise management,commodity circulation and industrialization.