Granary is one of the main elements of the economic development of grain industry. It reflects the development of grain industrial economy and reacts on the development of grain industrial economy. It is of great significance to introduce warehouse type, sort out the development process of China's granary in Qing, Han, Sui, Tang dynasties and modern history, and put forward suggestions on the current development of granary including strengthening ability of grain storage safety, boosting lead and support of science and technology, pushing on constitution of standards of warehouses, which is an urgent need to promote the economic development of grain industry and guarantee the national food security.