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DOI: 10.1002/adma.201700805 This special issue presents an overview of the best research in materials chemistry at Zhejiang University. In 2017, Zhejiang University reaches a special milestone – 120 years of “Seeking Truth and Pursuing Innovation” (university motto). Qiushi Academy, the predecessor of Zhejiang University, was founded in 1897 and was one of the earliest modern academies (universities) of higher learning established in China. Now Zhejiang University is one of the top five comprehensive research universities in China. In recent years, its impact in the world has been further enhanced according to various scientific databases. The disciplines of materials science and chemistry are the “jewel of the crown” for Zhejiang University. According to the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) by Thomson Reuters Corporation, in 2016, research in chemistry and materials at Zhejiang University is ranked No. 17 in the world (No. 1 in China) and No. 27 in the world (No. 3 in China), respectively, based on the ESI 10-Year Accumulative Citation. In 2011, Prof. Xiaogang Peng and several other principle investigators from chemistry and other departments initiated The Center for Chemistry of HighPerformance & Novel Materials at Zhejiang University. The long-term goal is to “understand, discover, and apply advanced materials without bringing negative effects to the nature and the environment”, which may provide part of the solutions to sustainability of human society, the greatest challenge for the world, especially for high-population countries like China. The scientists in this center are diligently working as a cohesive force and with a main focus on optical, optoelectronic, catalytic, and biomedical materials at the current stage. With continuous support from Zhejiang University, this center has become a multidisciplinary platform in the field of materials chemistry. This special issue of Advanced Materials contains 12 reviews, 5 progress reports and 1 communication. The authors are from the Department of Chemistry, the School of Materials Science and Engineering, the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, the College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, the College of Optical Science and Engineering, and the College of Feihe Huang was born in China in 1973. He received his Ph.D. degree from Virginia Tech in March 2005 under the direction of Prof. Harry W. Gibson. Then he joined Prof. Peter J. Stang’s group at the University of Utah as a postdoctoral fellow. He became a Professor of Chemistry at Zhejiang University in December 2005. His current research interests are supramolecular polymers and pillararene supramolecular chemistry.