As a key metal indispensable to modern industry, manganese plays a significant role in steel metallurgy, new energy batteries, the chemical industry, and other fields. As a major steel producer and a country experiencing rapid development in the new energy sector, China' s stable supply of manganese resources is of great significance to national economic security and industrial upgrading. Over the past decade, breakthrough progress has been made in manganese exploration in important metallogenic belts in China, such as the Nanhua System, Sinian System, Cambrian System, Ordovician System, Devonian System, Carboniferous System, Permian System and Triassic System. The newly added manganese resource reserves since 2021 have increased by 2.8% compared to the end of 2020. However, China' s current manganese resource reserves remain insufficient, and efforts to increase reserves and production still need to be continuously advanced. Based on a systematic analysis of the global manganese resource landscape, this paper summarizes the main progress in manganese exploration in China over the past decade, along with relevant exploration theories, methods, and technological achievements. Building on this, suggestions are proposed for future manganese exploration efforts.