Seventy Years of changes in China’s rural land system: Review, enlightenment and outlook

Abstract

The paper introduces five stages of reforms to China’s rural land system since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. From the process of China’s rural land policy and legislation, some conclusion may be drawn: reforms of the rural land usage system should be appropriate to its economic base and the will of the peasants should be respected. The paper indicates: in the near future, the peasant collective ownership of land will not change; foreseeably, land use pattern in China will be diverse; at the same time, China will focus more on sustainable and ecological use of land; The land rights and interests of the farmers and peasant collectives will be safeguarded better.