【Objective】The recent ten-odd years have marked an important transition when the quality of hybrid rice has been promoted under the guidance of revised and approved standards. Reviewing the breeding and extension process of high-quality hybrid rice in this period is of great significance for guiding rice breeding in the future. 【Method】 Based on rice materials and data including the extension area of main hybrid rice varieties in China from 2009 to 2020, we analyzed the extension area of male sterile lines, restorer lines and series of varieties, and reviewed the replacement process of major varieties in each rice cropping region. 【Result】 During this period, the extension area of hybrid rice varieties with high quality in China kept growing rapidly, and the high-quality-rice rate in term of planting area in main rice cropping regions increased significantly, but there was still a lack of high-grade rice varieties with high quality. The results also showed that the existing main hybrid rice varieties with high quality were derived from 15 male sterile lines and 9 restorer lines. In addition, the analysis results showed that the major hybrid rice varieties with high quality in different rice cropping regions in China had been replaced on a large scale for 1-2 times. 【Conclusion】 Over the past 12 years, driven by the innovation of rice breeding technology, the process of high-quality hybrid rice breeding in China has been significantly accelerated, a large number of high-quality hybrid rice varieties have emerged in various rice cropping regions, the planting area has increased rapidly, and the proportion of high-quality varieties applied in production has increased significantly.