Abstract:

The rural old-age security system is now challenged by the weakening function of family security，collapsing social support system，as well as the efficiency of the elders’self-support.Thus，the reconstruction is urgently needed.In restructuring and running rural old-age security system，the government should bear the major responsibilities，which is not only the practical needs of responding effectively to the wave of aging，but it is also its inherent purpose to govern for the people.In this process，the government’s responsibilities include top design，organization and management，financial input，regulation，and so on.Furthermore，the government should take various measures to maintain the function of family security，increase financial investment，and improve the infrastructures for rural old-age security.

Key words: the rural elders, old-age security, government responsibility