This article researches village self-government in China, closely connected with a problem of society democratization at the end of XXth century. The importance of the China's Law "On Rural Committees" passed in 1987 and difficulties revealed during its realization were noticed in the article. The Chinese rural self-government goes on with developing, providing a real base of progress and stability in Chinese society.

Key words: China, rural self-government, rural committees, elections, Law on Rural Committee, democracy, modernization.