In order to better promote the development of phoenix pattern research, the work aims to visually sort out the literature related to phoenix pattern by knowledge graph and explore the hotspots and future trends of phoenix pattern research. With the journal paper data of phoenix pattern related research collected in CNKI database as samples, Citespace and VOSviewer were used to generate a visual knowledge graph of the research topic, such as literature output, Keywordclustering, and highly cited literature and then comprehensive analysis was carried out combined with relevant parameters. The Chinese literature on phoenix pattern is on the rise. Especially in recent years, the number of published papers has increased rapidly, which is the current research hotspot. In terms of number of literature, Wuhan Textile University, Yangtze University and other institutions are in the forefront of this field. In terms of discipline distribution, the number of published papers in archaeology accounts for the largest proportion. Four research themes have been formed for