Review of China's rural land management system reform: 1949–2019

This paper reviews the changes of China's rural land management system in the past 70 years from the three dimensions of land scale, management subject, and land property rights structure. The results show that the moderate scale of land management is affected by many factors. However, the essence results from the dynamic adjustment to adapt to economic and social development changes. China's household-based contracting responsibility is still the primary entity of agricultural production. However, the rapid development of new agricultural management subjects will positively improve national agricultural modernization. The “three rights separations” is another innovation in China's rural land system reform, which plays a huge role in effectively allocating rural resources and tapping the potential of rural development. It has reference significance for the development of capitalist countries and socialist countries. China has a vast territory and significant regional differences, so it is difficult to find a fixed "model" or "standard" in reforming the land management system. Therefore, while attracting successful experience, combining the characteristics of national economic structure and capital endowment is the key to the prosperity of developing countries.