The connotation of "amenity value" was elaborated,construction practices of "rural amenities" in Taiwan were reviewed,and its role in improving agricultural production environment and operation pattern,promoting rural economic development and quality of rural residents was highlighted.On this basis,a new rural value system was established from the perspectives of agricultural functions,industrial forms and economic forms,and the concept of "rural amenities" was defined.Moreover,the development targets of "rural amenities" were analyzed,including the overall objectives and those specific ones from 3 aspects:production,life and ecology,and finally suggestions on the development of "rural amenities" were proposed,that is,elaborate production,elegant life and refined ecology.Elaborate production focuses on maintaining the diversity of agricultural functions,promoting the upgrade and transformation of agriculture from the aspects of agricultural growth drivers,agricultural production mode,agricultural operation subjects,agricultural operation pattern,agricultural functions,and tries to bring new concepts to agricultural production and operation patterns through developing recreational agriculture and LOHAS rural tourism (LOHAS refers to Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability);elegant life emphasizes the optimization of rural communities,and the protection of cultural relics in rural areas;refined ecology highlights the construction of "rural amenities" from 3 aspects of rural ecosystem,rural living environment and farmland eco-environment.
