Establishing　the　prevalence　of　intimate　partner　violence　(IPV)　has　been　recommended　by　International　Conventions　and　Declarations　for　some　time　beginning　with　the　Convention　on　the　Elimination　of　All　Forms　of　Discrimination　against　Women　(CEDAW　Articles　12　and　19)　in　1979.　One　important　recommendation　of　such　international　protocols　is　the　implementation　of　national　population　prevalence　surveys　to　establishing　IPV　as　a　serious　social　issue　globally,　which　is　intended　to　provide　data　for　planning　effective　responses　within　signatory　countries.　However,　not　all　countries　have　undertaken　national　prevalence　surveys　meaning　that　there　are　gaps　in　our　understanding　of　who　are　the　perpetrators　and　victims　of　IPV　in　different　cultural　contexts.　This　article　presents　the　results　of　a　scoping　review　of　literature　examining　gender　differences　in　prevalence　rates　of　victimisation　and　perpetration　of　IPV　in　mainland　China　(hereon　China).　There　has　been　little　written　about　the　prevalence　of　IPV　in　China　generally,　and　this　scoping　process　located　only　nine　peer-reviewed　articles　written　in　both　English-　and　Chinese-language　journals　focusing　on　both　gender　and　IPV　published　between　1997　and　2016.　Results　of　this　scoping　review　demonstrate　that　while　both　women　and　men　perpetrate　IPV　in　China,　the　prevalence　rates　of　different　types　of　IPV　reflect　gender　differences　in　both　perpetration　and　victimisation,　suggesting　that　IPV　is　not　a　unitary　phenomenon.　The　paper　concludes　by　discussing　the　implications　of　the　findings　including　the　importance　of　increasing　awareness　of　IPV　in　China　more　generally　and　developing　gender-specific　interventions　to　directly　address　different　types　of　IPV.　Directions　for　future　research　are　also　canvassed.