Abstract: Submarine sand has an important significance in the marine resources, environment, disasters and military. And it widely distributes in Taiwan Strait, such as Taiwan Shoal, Taizhong Shoal and nearshore area affected by small mountain rivers. In recent years, there is some progress in spatial distribution and characteristics of submarine sand, as well as the stratum profile in Taiwan Shoal; diverse characteristics of submarine sands in Taizhong Shoal are corresponding to different evolution stages. Some residual sand ridges formed by small mountain rivers on the west side of Taiwan Strait have been recently discovered. The space distribution, profile stratum and formation of submarine sand have been reviewed and summarized on the narrow continental shelf of Taiwan Strait. High-resolution stratigraphic and geomorphic evidences in different regions and synthetic study are suggested in the future study. It will be helpful for understanding the origin, correlation and evolution of submarine sand in different region of the Taiwan Strait since the last glacial maximum. This work contributes to the study of the response between marine activities and evolution of submarine sand, as well as the development and evolution theory of submarine sand.