Overhead transmission line temperature monitoring system for the protection of the safe operation of the transmission line is important, this paper introduces the ZigBee protocol level and the network topology, using the existing hardware platform designed and implemented programming ZigBee protocol stack, and then studied and designed based on ZigBee technologies overhead Transmission Lines temperature wireless data collection, gives the overall system architecture and hardware circuits, software systems, and do the experiment. After the unified information platform and experiment, the method is proved to be effective and feasible. The technology has high reliability, scalability, and low operating costs, especially for remote areas of Yunnan, China's high-voltage transmission line temperature monitoring.