Abstract During the peirod of Republic of China, the rural economy in China was in a state of decline, with poor hygiene conditions and extremely low levels of physical health among children. Under such circumstances, Professor Chen Zhiqian established the first rural health pilot zone in China and created the Dingxian Model,and explored a path suitable for the development of rural school health services by conducting health education courses, cultivating good hygiene habits,examining and improving students physical health status, and carrying out health surveys among teachers and students. The above actions has accumulated valuable experiences for the exploration and practice of contemporary rural school health services.