Abstract: A large number of Holocene active volcanoes are distributed in China and adjacent areas, leaving many eruption histories. Monitoring and researching these active volcanoes is a critical process to predict volcanic eruption and respond to volcanic hazards. According to the long-term geological mapping in the Late Mesozoic volcanoes region with deep denudation and the near real-time geophysical and geochemical detection on active volcanic area, the understanding on the composition characteristics, evolution and eruptive style of Mesozoic-Cenozoic continental volcanic rocks in eastern China is significantly enhanced, proving these volcanoes are ideal research objects for continental volcano monitoring. For another, the global volcanic monitoring developed rapidly in recent years with the rising concerns on volcano hazards. In this paper, the main methods and important progress of domestic and overseas continental volcanoes monitoring are systematically reviewed. Furthermore, the development trend of volcanic hazard reduction and prevention in the future, and the development direction of volcano monitoring in China are analyzed. The aim is to provide reference for future research and international cooperation on volcano monitoring, prediction, hazard prevention in China by introducing the work of international volcano monitoring.