Abstract: Since its inception,vocational education has been closely linked to the cultivation of rural craftsmen.In the era of Chinas agrarian civilization of rural society,traditional apprenticeship has always assumed the responsibility for cultivating rural craftsmen.In the era of industrial society,the cultivation of rural craftsmen by modern vocational education was once suspended due to the influence of modernity.Under the background of Chinese cultural revival,craftsmanship revitalization,rural revitalization and modernization of Chinese vocational education,the cultivation of rural craftsmen has been mentioned as an important agenda of modern vocational education.The particularity and cultural attributes of craftsmanship knowledge carried by rural craftsmen make modern vocational education unigue in terms of inheriting traditional and craftsmanship culture,accumulating and innovating craftsmanship skills,cultivating and transforming craftsmanship industries,enhancing the value of craftsmanship education,and developing vocational education with distinctive characteristics.The cultivation of rural craftsmen is also different from the standardized and large-scale cultivation mode of modern professionals,and has its own special prescriptive nature in professional carriers,curriculum development,field construction and community building.

Key words: vocational education, rural craftsmen, traditional craftsmanship, regularity