Abstract: Based on the data from the China Family Panel Studies （CFPS）in 2018，this article explores the impact of Internet use
on the choice of rural households' livelihood strategies from a micro perspective. The research results show that the Internet，as a modern channel for receiving information resources，helps increasethe probability of farmers choosing self-employment，while it reduces the possibility of farmers choosing agricultural farming and migrant work. The conclusion is still valid even when using the Internet penetration rate at the provincial level as an instrumental variable for testing in consideration of the possible endogenous problems. Using the Internet to learn can weaken the negative impact on farmers' choice of farming and breeding while using it to socialize can significantly promote farmers' choice of individual private mode. The higher the frequency of using the Internet to work，the lower the probability of farmers choosing to go out for work. The analysis of heterogeneity shows that the Internet is an important tool that influences the choice of strategies of farmers who are low-educationalor elder.

Key words: Internet use, rural households, livelihood strategies, heterogeneous effects