The invention belongs to the field of luminescent materials, and discloses a lanthanum oxysulfide luminescent material and a preparation method thereof; the general chemical formula of the luminescent material is La 2‑x‑n o 2 S:Tb x 3+ , Dy n 3+ @M z ; Among them, La 2‑x‑ n o 2 S:Tb x 3+ , Dy n 3+ is the shell, @ is the coating, M is the core; M is at least one of Ag, Au, Pt, Pd, Cu, 0<x≤0.2, 0<n≤0.02, z is M and La 2‑x‑n o 2 S:Tb x 3+ , Dy n 3+ Mole ratio, 0<z≤1×10 ‑2 . The lanthanum oxysulfide luminescent material provided by the present invention introduces M metal nanoparticles and enhances phosphor luminescence by doping the metal nanoparticles, so that the luminous efficiency of the lanthanum oxysulfide luminescent material is greatly improved under the same excitation conditions.