Making rural areas suitable to live and work in represents the bright blueprint of rural development in the new era as well as the new form of modernization of the agricultural sector. To achieve the aim， it is fundamental to be farmer-oriented and to build rural areas into a place where farmers enjoy comfort and convenience and a beautiful home that farmers are able to keep their jobs. This report proposes a comprehensive evaluation system， including 4 dimensions and 31 indicators， to assess the level of rural areas suitable to live and work in. According to the evaluation results of provinces， autonomous regions and municipalities across the country， it can be concluded that： 1） The years from 2010 to 2019 witnessed a steady rise in the level 2）Four dimensions， including the comfort of living， the convenience of life， the vitality of the rural industrial system and growth， and the income level and job conditions， showed remarkable differentiation. 3） Large development gaps can be seen in different provinces， autonomous regions and municipalities across the country， with the eastern region being the higher and the western and northeast regions being the lower. In this regard， making rural areas suitable to live and work in shall tailor measures to suit local conditions by introducing different policies for different regions. While adhering to the concept of being farmer-oriented， both “top-down” and “bottom-up” measures shall be adopted to make rural areas suitable to live and work in. In the new stage of development， adhering to the concept of being farmer-oriented， consolidating and improving the achievements of rural living environment improvement and construction， promoting the construction of characteristic villages， as well as optimizing the rural employment and entrepreneurial environment， shall be adopted to make rural areas suitable to live and work in.