In　this　paper,　the　peppermint　oil/HP-beta-CD　(2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin)/chitosan　composite　microcapsules　were　prepared.　The　release　ability　of　these　microcapsules　was　improved　for　peppermint　oil　through　the　combination　of　molecular　encapsulation　by　HP-beta-CD　and　physical　encapsulation　by　chitosan　shell.　First,　stable　peppermint　oil/HP-beta-CD　pre-emulsion　was　prepared　by　stirring,　based　on　which　the　optimal　conditions　were　determined　for　producing　the　pre-emulsions　with　the　highest　encapsulation　efficiency.　Then,　the　pre-emulsion　was　moved　into　the　flow-focusing　microfluidic　device　as　the　inner　phase　and　was　cut　into　droplets　by　chitosan　aqueous　solution　as　the　middle　phase　and　the　octanol　as　the　outer　phase　to　obtain　templated　emulsions.　They　were　collected　using　a　Petri　dish　with　n-octane　coagulation　bath　containing　glutaraldehyde　and　2　wt%　span80　to　be　cured　into　microcapsules.　The　crosslinking　time　and　the　ratio　of　HP-beta-CD　in　the　templated　emulsions　were　adjusted　to　investigate　their　impact　on　the　microcapsule　structures　and　correspondingly　the　capability　of　the　microcapsules　to　retain　peppermint.　It　was　found　out　that　the　extended　crosslinking　time　and　the　addition　of　HP-beta-CD　can　improve　the　capability　of　the　composite　microcapsules　to　retain　peppermint　oil.　It　provides　a　straightforward　method　to　produce　composite　microcapsules.　Besides,　the　microcapsules　with　improved　retaining　ability　were　obtained　by　combing　molecular　and　physical　encapsulation,　thus　laying　a　foundation　for　the　exquisite,　efficient　and　polylaminate　protection　of　the　volatile　perfume　or　other　physically　or　chemically　active　components.