Based upon nearly one hundred of articles, reports, and presentations since the 1980s in the People's Republic of China, this article gives a brief review and critical analysis on several aspects of cross-cultural psychology, including the present situation, existing problems and future prospects. The present situation is that the dominant studies are those across nationalities within the country. Their major areas are verification of well-known theories and comparative studies of mental development and education in children and adolescents of the majority nationality Han and the minorities. Comparatively, studies of deep exploration and the utilization of methods developed in sociology, anthropology, and cross-cultural psychology itself are lacking. The future research of cross-cultural psychology must exploit new areas and topics concerning indigenous psychology, put stress on its own theoretical research and the guidance on its empirical study and its application; also, the cultural variables must be differentiated and strictly controlled. Thus a new prospect for the field in China will be opened up.