As one of a serial of reports

this paper is a survey on multimedia researches and applications in China

2009. Since multimedia is a cross research area

papers about multimedia technology are distributed on various journals. We checked 3023 papers published on 9 Chinese journals in 2009

from which we have selected 396 related to multimedia technology and application. Then we made analysis on them and the statistics were compared with those from 2005 to 2008. Considering the new feature of multimedia technology

we make serveral modifications to the categories of the papers for this year in order that the new categories can reflect the situation of multimedia technology in 2009 better and match its developing trend more exactly. Looking into the data

we can find that digital watermarking

multimedia data management and retrieval

multicast

interactive mode and interface

virtual reality interaction earn high attention of researchers in China. Meanwhile

multimedia application systems are diversified and intergraded with daily life gradually. We present here an overview on the progress in multimedia technology in China

2009. This article can be used by researchers as a thoroughly references

and also will be helpful for people in technical planning and management.