Abstract: The century-old choice of forestry development led by the Communist Party of China (CPC) runs through the century-old practice of forestry development in China, and internally reflects the change of the CPC and the country's understanding of the nature of forestry.According to the CPC and the country's choice of the forestry value function, forestry construction attitude, forestry development ideas, the centennial history of forestry development led by the CPC can be divided into the following stages: the difficult exploration stage of forestry in the revolutionary base areas (1927-1949), the initial development stage of forestry driven by the economy (1950-1977), the sustainable development stage of forestry taking into account ecology (1978-1997), the comprehensive promotion stage of forestry driven by ecology (1998-2011), and the green development stage of forestry guided by people's livelihood (since 2012).In the past hundred years since the founding of the CPC, the CPC and the country have constantly improved various policies and measures to support the development of forestry, focused on solving the prominent problems encountered in the course of forestry development, created and accumulated rich experience, which is of great enlightenment significance for further promoting the green development of forestry in the new era.