Abstract: At present, the contradiction between the growing need of our people for a better life and the imbalanced and inadequate development is the most prominent issue in the countryside. For this reason, General Secretary Xi Jinping first proposed the "rural revitalization strategy" in the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, thus providing strategic opportunities for the promotion of rural industry, talents, culture, ecology and organizational construction in the new era. This paper focuses on the construction of local rural talents in Sichuan in this context. We find that there exist problems like outflow of rural population, agricultural laborers, and local talented individuals with adequate education in rural areas in Sichuan after the reform and opening-up. The urban and rural divide, the rapid progress of urbanization and the gap of income in urban and rural areas are the major causes for such problems. We suggest that rural revitalization in Sichuan be promoted by cultivating local rural talents, attracting outflowing rural elites and talent individuals in other areas to Sichuan.

Key words: rural revitalization strategy, Sichuan, rural talent drain, construction of talent team, cultivation of talent individual