Abstract This paper investigated the status of chemistry teachers'continuing education through 3 aspects:participation degree,implementation situations and demands in Kashgar city.The results showed that the chemistry teachers'attitudes to continuing education were positive,teachers'participation was relatively high,but curriculums setting of continuing education were not reasonable,evaluation methods were single,and the effect was not satisfactory.This paper analyzed the possible reasons for these phenomena and put forward some suggestions to further strengthen the chemistry teachers'continuing education and to improve the whole levels of teachers.