On the basis of the analysis and comparison of the previous edition and several similar textbooks

based on the era characteristics and the development trend

the paper puts forward the reflections on the adaptation of imageology textbook which facing TCM universities. It advocate conscientiously sum up the experience of textbook construction

to learn widely from others' strong points

to seek further improvement on the existing advantages. For favorable to students’ learning and teachers’ teaching

the arrangement style of the textbook must be innovated

and the key point is to increase and change the learning-guidance-column

so as to encourage students to carry out inquiry learning

and to get more knowledge and skills. While reducing the paper-textbook

we should pay more attention to enrich the content of the teaching CD-ROM

and consider to compile the network version of the digital-textbook

so as to give full play to the advantages of stereoscopic teaching materials. And we should pay close attention to clinical application and the actual teaching arrangement to make a reasonable choice of the content of the textbook