Abstract:China is rich in perfume plant resources. There are about 400 species of perfume plants, belonging to 62 genera. They are widely distributed in the tropical, subtropical, temperate and frigid areas of our country. More than 120 natural perfumes can be produced. Some of them come first on the list in the world, such as cassia oil, star anise, peppermint oil, menthol, turpentine oil, eucalyptus oil and cedar wood oil etc. China has becoming an important country with the production of natural perfume and has occupied a decisive position in the production and trade of natural perfrme in the world. This paper not only expounds the rich and varied perfume plant resources in China, but also describes the way of changing the resources superiority into economic benefit. The author‘s opinions on further rational exploitation and utilization of China‘s perfume plant resources are of vallue to readers.