Eight-coordinate chiral lanthanide complexes [Eu(dbM)(3)L-RR] (1), [Eu(dbM)(3)L-SS (2) and [Tb(dbm)(3)L-RR] (3) (L-RR/L-SS= (-)-/(+)-4,5-pineno-2,2'-bipyridine, Hdbm = dibenzoylmethane) were synthesized stereoselectively, which were characterized by UV-vis, CD spectra and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The mirror-image structure features of complexes 1 and 2 were obtained by combination of the solid-state CD spectra and the crystal structure analysis. After further comparison with the solid-state CID spectra of six-coordinate and seven-coordinate metal complexes containing beta-diketone ligands, the CD spectra-absolute configuration correlation rule for the eight-coordinate beta-diketonate lanthanide complexes was proposed through the exciton chirality method for the first time. The Delta or Lambda absolute configurations of complexes 1 - 3 with the distorted square antiprism geometry were confirmed by the X-ray single-crystal analysis.National Natural Science Foundation of China [20773098, 20973136]; Innovation Foundation of Xiamen University (Series 2) [XDKJCX20061027