Abstract: With the change of society and acceleration of urbanization,more and more empty nest families have emerged.Compared with the urban empty nest families,the pension difficulties in rural empty nest families for the elderly are more severe.The supporting problems are closely related with the regional economy and culture. Through literature and interviews,the current situation of the rural empty nest families in Wuling mountainous areas was investigated. Accordingly,the countermeasures are proposed.

Key words: Wuling mountainous area, empty nester elderly, pension dilemma, countermeasures