The results from biomass gasification in a pilot-scale (6m tall×0.2m internal diameter) air-blown circulating fluidized bed gasifier was tested and compared with bubbling fluidized bed gasifier. The results showed that the diameters of bed material in bubbling fluidized bed and circulating fluidized bed were different. The bubbling fluidized bed had a dense zone and bed material was homogeneous distribution in circulating fluidized bed. The temperature of the circulating fluidized bed was more uniform than bubbling fluidized bed. The carbon conversion rate, gasification efficiency and low gas heat value of circulating fluidized bed were larger than that of bubbling fluidized bed gasifier.