To study the influence of back feeding particles on gas-solid flow in the riser, this paper investigated the flow asymmetry in the solid entrance region of a fluidized bed by particle concentration/velocity measurements in a cold square circulating fluidized beds (CFB). The pressure drop distribution along the riser and the saturation carrying capacity of gas for Geldart-B type particles were first analyzed. Under the condition of u0=4 m/s and Gs=21 kg/(m2 s), the back feeding particles were found to penetrate the lean gas-solid flow near the entrance (rear) wall before reaching the opposite (front) wall, thus leading to a relatively denser region near the front wall in the bottom bed. Higher solid circulation rate (u0=4 m/s, Gs=33 kg/(m2 s)) resulted in a higher particle concentration in the riser. However the back feeding particles with higher momentum increased the asymmetry of the particle concentration/velocity profile in the solid entrance region. Lower air velocity (u0=3.2 m/s) and Gs=21 kg/(m2 s), beyond the saturation carrying capacity of gas, induced an S-shaped axial solid distribution with a denser bottom zone. This limited the penetration of the back feeding particles and forced the fluidizing air to flow in the central region, thus leading to a higher solid holdup near the rear wall. Under the conditions of u0=4 m/s and Gs=21 kg/(m2 s), addition of coarse particles (dp=1145 m) into the bed made the radial distribution of solids more symmetrical. To study the influence of back feeding particles on gas-solid flow in the riser, this paper investigated the flow asymmetry in the solid entrance region of a fluidized bed by particle concentration / velocity measurements in a cold square circulating fluidized beds (CFB). pressure drop distribution along the riser and the saturation carrying capacity of gas for Geldart-B type particles were first analyzed. Under the condition of u0 = 4 m / s and Gs = 21 kg / (m2 s), the back feeding particles were found to penetrate the lean gas-solid flow near the entrance (rear) wall before reaching the opposite (front) wall, thus leading to a relatively denser region near the front wall in the bottom bed. Gs = 33 kg / (m2 s)) resulted in a higher particle concentration in the riser. However, the back feeding particles with higher momentum increased the asymmetry of the particle concentration / velocity profile in the solid entrance region. Lower air velocity u0 = 3.2 m / s) and Gs = 21 kg / (m2 s), beyond the saturation carrying capacity of gas, induced an S-shaped axial solid distribution with a denser bottom zone. This limited the penetration of the back feeding particles and forced the fluidizing air to flow in the central region, thus leading to a higher solid holdup near the rear wall. Under the conditions of u0 = 4 m / s and Gs = 21 kg / (m2 s), addition of coarse particles (dp = 1145 m) into the bed made the radial distribution of solids more symmetrical.