Abstract: Although the Daqing crude is comparatively low in light fractions, its reduced crude is of high quality and can be readily upgraded into transportion fuel by present-day refinery, processes. Various proessing studies, including cat cracking(FCC), hydrocracking delayed coking, solvent deasphalting (SDA) and visbreaking, are briefly described. High diesel fuel yield has been emphasized in these studies. Accordingly, processing schemes with different product slates are suggested, among which, the SDA/FCC route looks favorable while the atmospheric residue FCC route may be attractive in ertain circumstances.