Objective To explore the etiological characteristics and factors of community-acquired pneumonia(CAP) in children in Zhongshan for providing reference for the diagnosis and rational use of antibiotics for CAP. Methods Retrospective analysis were applied on clinical data and etiology results of CAP in children admitted to the pediatric inpatient department of Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Zhongshan from January to April, 2016. Results 155 children were enrolled. The number of bacteria detected was 95, including 61 Gram-negative bacteria, 34 Gram-positive bacteria. Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus parainfluenzae accounted the top five. The recent infection rate of Mycoplasma and Chlamydia were from 7.7% to 8.4%. RSV detection rate was 25.8%.The Children who were over 3 years old, pre-use of antibiotics, associated with lower detection rate of Gram-positive bacteria (P<0.05). The Children who were the pre-use of antibiotics, associated with higher detection rate of Gram-negative bacteria, and the use of four days and more higher than three days or less(P<0.05). Conclusion For the treatment of CAP in children, the patient's age and pre-use history of antibiotics should be considered, combined with local common type of disease pathogens, to select the appropriate treatment.