The photoluminescence (PL) properties of C 60 doped silica aerogel samples were reported. The samples were prepared by two different doping methods and were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and time of flight mass spectroscopy. The C 60 doped composites were found to be able to emit intense visible light and its peak was blue shifted obviously compared to that of the pure C 60 , under Ar laser (488nm,10mW) excitation at room temperature. The influence of doping methods and annealing process on the light emitting properties of the samples was also discussed.