Abstract: In the early years after the founding of New China, peasant associations were established and developed. They became the main body temporarily leading the rural reform, and assumed the main task of the rural governance. At this time, based on the policies and laws of the Party Central Committee, Feixi County in Anhui Province also started the establishment and development of peasant associations in the early stage, which provided the leadership foundation for the local rural economic recovery, talent training and social ethos shaping. Since the new era, Feixi County, one of the top 100 counties, has sought the value of the times from the peasant associations in history, inherited the inner spirit of the peasant associations, provided value orientation for the construction of safe villages in Feixi County, and moved towards the road of good governance in rural development, and provided a path choice for rural revitalization in the new era.

Key words: peasant associations, development, contemporary values