There are a lot of rural areas in China. in which great changes have been taking place in rural economic aspects, the structure of the undertaking and the living standards of the peasants Since the implementation of the agricultural production responsibility system, it provides droad fields for the study of rural geography. At first, this paper reviews the development of rural geography in recent years, and explains the main fields of rural geography. Secondly, and finally, it Points out how to develop rural geography in view of the existing problems.