Abstract: [Purpose/Significance] Interdisciplinary research（IDR）in China has achieved great progress after more than 70 years' development and evolution. Most of the existing IDR are conducted based on academic papers.However, it is also necessary to deeply analyze the relevant books concerning to IDR so as to systematically grasp the development of interdisciplinarity. [Design/Methodology] After sorting out the important events in the history of interdisciplinary development, by focusing on the interdisciplinary books and combining with the trends of journal papers' publication, the IDR's development progress in the past 70 years were divided into five stages. Moreover, its characteristics during different periods were also summarized. [Findings/Conclusion] IDR in China has made significant progress in both theoretical explorations and practical applications.The connotations, trends, stakeholders, and scopes of IDR have changed over time. [Originality/Value] This paper summaries the typical features of IDR in China from the perspective of scientific books. At the same time, it outlines the evolutionary trajectories, and puts forward the future expectationsof IDR.

Keywords: Interdisciplinary science, Interdisciplinary research, Interdisciplinary education, Arts and sciences integration, Personnel training, First-order subject