Asphalt　mixture　is　a　kind　of　granular　pavement　materials　which　is　dominated　by　granular　aggregates　in　volume　and　exhibits　obvious　time-temperature　dependency.　Recognizing　and　understanding　of　asphalt　mixture　from　the　perspective　of　granular　matter　is　the　basic　foundation　of　approaching　and　clarifying　its　matter　attributes　and　behavior　characteristics.　This　paper　attempts　to　clarify　the　granular　matter　nature　of　asphalt　mixture　materials　based　on　the　theories　of　amorphous　material　and　their　glass　transition　as　well　as　granular　materials　and　the　jamming　transition　models.　It　introduced　the　concept　and　connotation　of　granular　matter　materials,　elucidated　the　granular　matter　attributes　of　asphalt　mixture,　reviewed　the　advances　in　the　research　of　granular　pavement　materials,　concluded　the　four　essential　features　of　granular　pavement　materials　(geometric　feature,　packing　effect,　interfacial　feature,　and　rheological　feature),　and　discussed　the　future　research　directions　of　granular　pavement　materials.　The　results　show　that　the　behavior　characteristics　of　asphalt　and　its　effect　on　the　whole　system　of　asphalt　mixture　can　be　identified　from　the　perspective　of　amorphous　materials.　The　research　of　amorphous　materials　should　be　carried　out　in　both　the　multiple　individual　scales　and　a　coupling　of　them.　The　future　research　concerns　include　revealing　the　evolution　rule　of　the　microstructure　of　asphalt　mixture　in　the　process　of　jamming　transition　from　both　time　and　space　dimensions,　and　exploiting　a　deeper　understanding　of　the　rheological　behavior　of　asphalt　mixture.　Clarifying　the　conditions　of　stable　packing　and　methods　of　high-efficiency　packing　for　asphalt　mixture　from　the　perspective　of　granular　material　and　multi-scale　methodology,　and　identifying　the　thixotropic　mechanism　of　asphalt　mixture　jamming　under　different　working　conditions.　Re-understanding　the　rheological　process　of　asphalt　mixture　subject　to　the　different　temperature,　packing　density　and　stress　mode　conditions,　and　establishing　the　jamming　phase　diagram　of　asphalt　mixture　covering　the　actual　pavement　service　conditions.　©　2023　Xi＇an　Highway　University.　All　rights　reserved.