Abstract: Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, through indomitable struggle and ceaseless efforts, the few generations of Chinese women's volleyball team have forged and carried forward the "Chinese women's volleyball spirit", good tradition, successful experience and made outstanding achievements. These will play a unique and important role in the process of reform and opening up and the construction of sports power by leading the development of Chinese football, basketball and volleyball career, influencing Chinese volleyball professionalization and market-oriented reform as well as continuously contributing the "volleyball strength" and "women's volleyball value" to the construction of sports power. Systematically summarizing the historical development of Chinese women's volleyball team and judging the present situation and the future trend can help explore the value of Chinese women's volleyball in the construction of sports power, consolidate the advantage of Chinese women's volleyball, and strengthen the historical responsibility.

Key words: Reform and Opening, Chinese Women's Volleyball Team, historical significance