Based on fieldwork in Henan Province,this paper probes into the morphological character and formation mechanism of “hollow village” by the application of research methods like combination of qualitative and quantitative,macro and micro.It is found that the area,the land distribution and the amount of hollow villages there,which present chiefly in shape of the concentric circle,the multicore,the fan and the bar,are astonishingly great.It further reveals other protrusive characters like the deformity in the structure of population and that of industry,the decay of infrastructure and social services and the loss of human capital,cultural resources and technical support.Assorted factors,complex and fluctuant,contribute to the formation of hollow villages,among which the growth of economy,the land management system,the natural geography and landforms,the traditional ideology and culture,the urban-rural dual structure and their interaction prove decisive.Consequently,it is urgent to reform and strengthen the mechanism and policy to govern the hollow village by means of propaganda,regulation,execution,creation,support,censorship and utilization.