本文在实地调查的基础上,提出了关于村落文化的理论。文章认为,1949年以后,随着宗族势力的消退,村落成为中国农村社会最基本的组织形式;而以信息共有为其主要特征的村落文化则是中国农村最具特色的文化形式。村落文化对目前中国农村社会状况及人的行为具有相当的概括和解释力。 Based on the field investigation, this paper puts forward the theory of village culture. The article holds that since 1949, as the clan forces subsided, the village became the most basic form of organization in rural China. The village culture based on the informational commonness was the most distinctive cultural form in rural China. The village culture has a fairly general and explanatory power on the social conditions and human behavior in rural China.