The invention discloses a novel inorganic compound photochromism material, a method for preparing the same and application thereof, and in particular relates to a photochromism material, a method for preparing the same and application thereof. The compound of the photochromism material has a chemical formula of Hg2AsCl2 which is a monoclinic system, the space group is C2/m(No.12), and the unicellular parameters comprise that: a is equal to between 13.6 and 14.3, b is equal to between 7.9 and 8.5, c is equal to between 8.5 and 9.3, alpha is equal to gamma which is equal to 90 degrees, beta is equal to between 94 and 101, and Z is equal to 8. After discoloration, the structure of the photochromism material is the monoclinic system, the space group is C2/m(No.12), and the unicellular parameters comprise that: a is equal to between 7.4 and 8.1, b is equal to between 7.9 and 8.5, c is equal to between 8.5 and 9.3, beta is equal to between 113 and 120, and Z is equal to 4. A compound, a monocrystal and a film material of the photochromism material are obtained by a vacuum high-temperature solid-phase synthesizing method, a Bridgman method and a vacuum heat vapor deposition method. The compound can be used for optical information storage, anti-counterfeit, laser protection, phase variation memory storage units, optical switches, optical information converters, self-development holographic recording photography, radiation quantifier and the like.