This paper undertakes an investigation of recent research trends in quantum attacks on symmetric encryption schemes,offering an analysis of the connections between mainstream attack methods and various literature sources.Mainstream attack methods are systematically categorized into three types:quantum period attacks,Grover algorithm-related attacks,and quantum differential attacks.For each category,representative attack methods are introduced,accompanied by an elucidation of the core concepts underlying each approach.Furthermore,we contemplate future research directions within this domain,considering potential advancements in light of existing attack schemes.