Objective:To have a view regarding rural inhabitant dietary pattern and nutrition status. Methods: A multistage dietary survey was performed on 584 members of 188 households in 1999. Results:The intake of protein

calcium

and retinol is insufficient. Animal fat is the dominant edible oil. DDP score is 78.54

which demonstrates the dietary pattern consisting mainly of cereal

sweet potato and vegetable is simple and unreasonable

while the consumption of beans

milk

and fish is very low. The proportion of obesity and underweight is 16.8%

19.8% respectively

and prevalence of anemia is 40.09%. Conclusion:The nutritional status is unsatisfactory

dietary pattern is under changing but is still unreasonable. Corresponding nutritional interference strategy is also provided.