At present,China's rural reform has entered a crucial stage,the inadequate supply of public goods in rural areas has not only become the bottleneck of China's agricultural development which seriously hampered rural development,but also affected the sustained,stable development of economy.Effective supply of public goods in rural areas is crucial to urban and rural development.In recent years,many Chinese scholars have done a lot in this area.This article makes a comprehensive study on the literature of the researches of public goods supply in rural areas and intends to make known the connotation and extension of public goods in rural areas,the demand and supply situation of public goods in rural areas,the reasons for the lack of effective supply of public goods in rural areas and the reform approaches in order to promote an effective supply of public goods in rural areas in China.Suggestions have also been offered for the future research work.