In order to provide reference for the follow-up theoretical study and construction practice of digital rural in China，this study adopts the method of bibliometrics and uses the CiteSpace software to draw the knowledge maps of 804 study papers from CSSCI on digital rural from 2016 to 2021. Based on the bibliometric results，the core knowledge elements，front hotspots and domain themes of digital rural are analyzed in depth. The results show that Chinese digital rural study and construction practice has four characteristics： taking historical tasks as the main line，relying on digital information technology，focusing on economic construction，and making joint efforts in multidimensional fields. The prospects of studies are put forward from the aspects of the strength，methods，contents and key tasks of digital rural studies. And the six systematic countermeasures and suggestions for the practice of constructing digital rural including broadening the revitalization path of digital rural，creating a good digital ecological environment in rural areas，improving the quality and efficiency of digital agriculture construction，strengthening new formats of digital rural economy，improving governance performance of digital rural，and adhering to the in-depth promotion of multidimensional fields are given.