China is one of the few countries in the world where rock paintings emerged very early, and it also boasts the richest rock paintings in the world. So far at present, rock paintings have been found in more than 60 counties located in 17 provinces throughout the country. Dating as a preliminary study of rock paintings can lay a solid foundation for further study of their content and style, and other problems such as who painted them and what social functions they might play. However, the dating of rock paintings has been one of the toughest issues, one that has perplexed researchers for decades, for rock paintings offer hardly any substantial evidence for dating. The author has made a comprehensive study of the current methods used to date rock paintings, including natural science and archaeology, along with the existing problems, and has proposed that AMS-14C should be the top choice in rock painting dating in the future and microerosion should be the best solution for the dating of rock paintings. -- ICCROM