Abstract: This invention relates to an electric-heating smoking article comprising an igniting activator, the electric-heating smoking article comprising a mouthpiece 20 on its one end, and the igniting activator 10 on its other end, wherein the igniting activator 10 comprises at least one temperature measurement element 1 and a heat conductor 2 contacting with the temperature measurement element 1, wherein the temperature measurement element 1 is connected to a positive wire terminal of a heating element 5 and a negative wire terminal of a power supply 6. When the heat conductor 2 is heated to a temperature above a specified value, the smoking article activates the heating element to heat, enabling consumers to get used to novel electric-heating cigarettes without changing their traditional smoke behaviors while keeping the igniting manner unchanged. This invention also discloses an igniting activation method of an electric-heating smoking article.