Structural and optical properties of Mg 1−x Mn x P 2 O 6 (x = 0-1.0) magnesium metaphosphate were investigated in detail. The complete solid solution of MgP 2 O 6 -MnP 2 O 6 is confirmed as monoclinic space group C2/c. The dynamic luminescence was studied by changing the Mn 2+ content (0-100 mol%) and temperature (10-300 K). There is a good chemical homogeneity in Mg 1−x Mn x P 2 O 6 (x = 0-1.0), which can be supported by the linearly varying cell size and the gradually changing vibration spectrum. However, the optical properties of the solid solution do not show a continuous change trend, that is, an obvious inflection point appeared when x = 0.5. Mg 1−x Mn x P 2 O 6 (x = 0.1-0.5) shows a dominant O 2− → Mn 2+ charge transfer (CT) absorption in the near UV region and feeble d-d transitions of Mn 2+ in visible wavelength region. However, Mg 1−x Mn x P 2 O 6 4246