The invention discloses a Chinese herbal whitening composition, a facial mask and a preparation method of the facial mask. The Chinese herbal composition comprises the following main components: pearl, borax, amber, aloe powder, panthenol, nutmeg kernel oil, trehalose, a sargassum fusiforme extract, a safflower extract, a licorice root extract, a tribulus terrestris fruit extract, a paeonia suffruticosa root extract, an extract of the root and stem/ root of medicinal solomonseal rhizome and zinc carbonate hydroxide. A mask pasting carrier is soaked into a herbal liquid of the Chinese herbal composition so as to form a facial whitening mask. The main components in the formula are prepared by virtue of a Chinese herb superfine pulverizing technology, so that the Chinese herbs are micronized and can easily penetrate through the mucosa of skin. Thus, the whitening effect is obvious after the facial whitening mask is used. The facial whitening mask has good abilities of inhibiting melanin and increasing skin brightness and a good moisture preserving effect, and has a strong moisturizing effect and a persistent water locking effect. Meanwhile, the facial whitening mask is safe and non-irritant and cannot perform an adverse reaction on a human body.