Abstract: Sports complex has been a special space especially for the new campus of university which can not only provide sports functions but also construct particular culture atmosphere. Its plant landscape design significantly impacts the environment and atmosphere, so it has been a hot point in the design of the whole university. This paper focus on the topic about how to use plant landscape to express athletics spirit and build an ecological landscape integrating the functions of athletic sports, sightseeing, and relaxation. Also the paper will take the sports complex design of new campus of Anhui University for example to discuss the design principles, research the representation methods, and propose the viewpoint: building athletic atmosphere to satisfy the psychic requirement of human