Abstract: In order to achieve rural revitalization and enhance the life happiness of the rural elderly, mutual support for the aged has become the preferred choice. Under the impact of the real environment of the rural population aging, the rural mutual support for the aged realized welfare production through the mutual aid behavior of the main body. Based on the analytical framework for social action, the dilemma of unsustainable development of mutual support for the aged from perspectives of goal, action, and environment was explained. In view of the development dilemma of rural mutual support for the aged, it was proposed to build a mutual aid behavior incentive mechanism to solve the goal dilemma, introduce social capital to solve the action dilemma, and use rural revitalization to solve the environment dilemma. The sustainable development of rural mutual support for the aged was promoted by reshaping rural culture, enriching rural elderly care resources and mobilizing the enthusiasm of villagers.

Key words: rural revitalization, rural mutual support for the aged, social action