The generation and detection technology of high-field terahertz wave based on ultrafast laser and its applications on matter manipulation are introduced. The mechanism of the generation of strong-field terahertz wave includes： nonlinear effects in crystals， laser plasma interaction， terahertz free electron laser， and so on. Terahertz detection technology includes： electro-optical sampling， air biased coherent detection， single-shot detection， and so on. Finally， the application of strong-field terahertz wave in matter manipulation is introduced. Especially， it is pointed out that the combination of strong-field terahertz sources and the fourth generation X-ray source has broad application prospects in the characterization and control of matter properties.