Solar thermal energy technology is one of the important means of solar energy utilisation, among which tower solar thermal energy technology has advantages such as large-scale energy storage and has good application prospects. As an important unit of a tower solar thermal power plant, the wind safety of the heliostat directly affects the normal operation of the plant. This paper presents a literature review of the key issues in the wind resistance design of heliostats in terms of structural system, wind loads, wind induced response and vibration control, etc. The following conclusions are obtained: Heliostats mainly adopt the structural form of “large size reflector + frame mirror frame + monopole base”; The wind load simulation has problems such as difficulties in analyzing the turbulence in the wake of the heliostat, difficulty in predicting the peak load of the mirror and lack of verification of the measured values; Wind-induced response is strongly influenced by the turbulence intensity of the incoming wind, the working angle of the mirror and the layout of the mirror field, etc. ; Wind vibration control can be achieved by the physical isolation of the wind barrier, adjustment of the mirror structure and the use of vibration damper control. However, further research is needed on the effects of wind disturbance in mirror groups, fluid-structure coupling of incoming wind and mirror structures and micro-vibration control techniques, in order to provide a technical basis for improving the safety of mirror structures against wind.