Abstract: With the development of remote sensing technique,the detection on vegetation phenology and its mechanism using remote sensing data on regional or global scales have become advanced topics in geography and ecology.The concept of vegetation phenology growth season was determined by remote sensing method.The basic principle,remote sensing data sources and four remote sensing monitoring methods related to phenology monitoring were summarized.At the same time,the problems and deficiencies of different remote sensing monitoring methods were pointed out.The relationships between vegetation phenology and climate on regional,continental and global scales and between vegetation phenology and human activities were expounded.It indicates that the changes of vegetation phenology are the results of both interactions.At last,the research tasks are discussed in the future.