Abstract: Selecting Changjiao village in Meixian district,Meizhou city of Guangdong province as the research object,through the field survey,the questionnaire survey,the collection of related literature materials and data,on basis of investigation on the development of rural tourism in Changjiao village,a comprehensive analysis for the impact of rural tourism on the development of village-level economy was conducted. The result showed that,all of the villagers of Changjiao village held the supportive attitude that rural tourism can boost economic development of local village. Developing rural tourism had an important role in rural residents' income,employment opportunity,industrial structure,social benefits,cultural benefits and so on,therefore affected the development of village-level economy. However,there were some problems in the process of developing rural tourism for Changjiao village,such as the unique feature of tourism products,uneven economic distribution,poor quality of labor force and inadequate infrastructure construction,that restricted the further development of village-level economy. On this basis,some suggestions for how to promote development of the rural tourism and village-level economy of Changjiao village were proposed.

Key words: rural tourism, village-level economy, impact, Changjiao village