The invention discloses a three-dimensional 
craniofacial reconstruction method based on the overall facial structure shape data of Chinese people, comprising the following steps of: (1) acquiring a thickness 
distribution model of a facial 
soft tissue based on the statistic analysis of a large amount of 
human head CT (
Computed Tomography) data; (2) unfolding the 
soft tissue layer and the 
skull surface layer of a 
human head through a cylinder, and projecting the 
soft tissue layer and the 
skull surface layer to a two-dimensional flat surface, representing the soft tissue shape and the 
skull shape by using a two-dimensional 
depth map, and training a 
radial basis function network to realize the change between the skull to be reconstructed and the common soft 
tissue thickness distribution form; (3) constructing a shape subspace of local organs of the reconstructed face based on the 
craniofacial facial structure shape classification of human species, and learning the mapping between the 
craniofacial local shape and the local shape of the reconstructed face; (4) correcting the reconstructed 
face model by combining the integral soft 
tissue distribution and the local characteristic shape deformation, i.e. completing three-dimensional craniofacial reconstruction and 
correctness of the input skull by adding the two-dimensional depth maps of the soft tissue shape and the shape of the skull to be reconstructed; and (5) synthesizing a complete texture graph of the face through facial 
texture mapping by using orthogonal pictures, and rendering the 
skin color and the hair style of the reconstructed human picture to enhance the reality sense of the human picture. By applying the method, the problems of missing reconstruction details and lack of individual characteristics are solved, the manufacturing cost of other anthropology researches and reconstruction technologies is saved, and the working efficiency is improved. The invention has high 
automation degree and simple operation.