Rural tourism development is an important way of rural revitalization.In order to accurately understand the impacts of rural tourism development on farmers sustainable livelihood,and help rural revitalization,based on sustainable livelihood theory,using statistical description method,the impacts of rural tourism development on farmers sustainable livelihood are studied empirically.It is found that the development of rural tourism has a positive impact on farmers'financial capital,human capital,material capital,social capital and living environment to different degrees.It is concluded that the development of rural tourism has widened the channels of income sources,in-creased the flexibility of employment,improved the operation ability and employ ability of farmers,and improved the resilience of the sus-tainable livelihood of farmers.At the same time,the development of rural tourism has also improved the ecological environment and social and cultural environment of farmers,and enhanced their sense of gains and happiness.However,the development of rural tourism has had a negative impact on the housing needs and education needs of poor farmers.Finally,the countermeasures and suggestions are put forward.