| China has become an old-age-society since it entered the threshold of the new century. Issues like supporting the elders were stressed by the whole society, and when it is about in rural areas, the problem became the spotlight.The paper, starting from the analyses of the status quo of the old-age-society, category the elders into two groups of the one who live in city and in rural china. And the paper gives a view on the condition of supporting the elders in china based on some cases in Hubei Province.Providing for the aged in rural china includes aspects of economic support, mental care, as well as medical treatments, and the paper gives a deep view on the issues above. But the most important are the issues like the weakening function on the arable land, the effect of the family planning policy, the floating of the labor force, traditional feudal concepts, as well as issues like extension of the life-span on one hand, and the incapability of self-help on the other, and the construction of Chinese legal institution.In conclusion, the author gives a six- tips solution to solve all the problems mentioned above, and they are:1, enhance the related legislation;2, perfection the existing institution; 3,raise the money for supporting the elders in more ways; 4,establish some units and facilities; 5, promote a good social atmosphere of supporting the elders. |