Abstract:Chinese traditional gardens pay attention to the construction of plant sceneries, and the construction of plant sceneries in the peak period of Yuanmingyuan is a model. On the basis of literature research, first of all, the types of fragrant plants in the peak of Yuanmingyuan were sorted out, and combined with the names of scenic spots, the application modes of the main fragrant plants were summarized, finally, it discusses the formation process of the artistic conception of the plant fragrant scene from three aspects: the sense of smelling, the feeling of smelling and the perception of smelling, this paper probes into the typical artistic conception of fragrant scene in the forty scenes of Yuanmingyuan, in order to provide reference for the construction of modern plant fragrant scene.