The invention provides an anion receptor based on nitrophenylhydrazone and phenolic hydroxyl groups. The anion receptor is prepared by the following steps: 2, 6-diformyl-4-irgasan and paranitrophenylhydrazine are added into a reactor according to the quantity ratio of between 1 to 2 and 1 to 2.5, paratoluenesulfonic acid which accounts for 0.001 to 0.01 percent of the total mass of reactants is added as a catalyst, absolute ethyl alcohol which is 20 to 40 times of the total mass of the reactants is added as a solvent, and the reflux is performed for 3 to 6 hours at a temperature of between 70 and 100 DEG C to generate an orange precipitate; and the mixture is cooled to room temperature, and then the precipitate is filtered, is scrubbed by the absolute ethyl alcohol, and is recrystallized by DMSO to obtain the anion receptor. The anion receptor has the colorimetric identification ability to fluoride ions, acetates and dihydrogen phosphates in a DMSO solution, and has the selective colorimetric detection ability to acetate ions in DMSO/H2O solution. Anion detection test paper prepared by absorbing the anion receptor on the pretreated filter paper and drying the filter paper is used for colorimetric detection of the fluoride ions, the acetates and the dihydrogen phosphates, and has the characteristics of convenience for carrying, convenient use, high detection sensitivity and so on.