The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating viral respiratory tract infection and a preparation method thereof. The composition comprises the following raw medicinal materials in parts by weight: 3-20 parts of honey-fried ephedra, 3-20 parts of flos farfarae, 5-25 parts of schizonepeta spike, 5-20 parts of radix asteris, 5-15 parts of apricot kernel, 5-20 parts of roasted perilla seed, 3-15 parts of rhizoma anemarrhenae, 3-15 parts of bulbus fritillariae thunbergii, 5-25 parts of fructus arctii, and 2-15 parts of liquorice. The raw medicinal materials are matched with auxiliary materials and a flavoring agent to be directly or indirectly made into pharmaceutically acceptable capsules, oral liquid, granules, syrup, tablets, effervescent particles, dropping pills, aerosol, spraying agent, gargle, mouthwash and a variety of dosage forms via conventional processes. The traditional Chinese medicine composition can be clinically used for treating or preventing the respiratory tract viral infectious diseases caused by influenza A virus, influenza B virus, rhino virus, coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, hand, foot and mouth virus, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, echovirus, coxsackievirus and the like.