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This book takes temple fairs and village life in the Wutai Mountains from the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Republic of China as the research object. It places temple fairs in the perspective of rural life history for a long period of time, and then penetrates into the real logic of rural life and the development and changes of local society. The book analyzes the natural and cultural environment of Mount Wutai, as well as the spatial distribution of temples in villages, and explains the historical origins of the formation of local temple fairs and the spatiotemporal distribution patterns of temple fairs. On this basis, focusing on temple fairs and village spiritual life, material life, social life, etc., A more comprehensive and systematic study was made of the picture of village life in the Wutai Mountains from the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Republic of China under the construction of sacred space and secular space, as well as the inner connection between temple fairs and village life. Through the investigation and research of long-term regional temple fairs and village life, the book deeply explores the laws of regional rural social development and changes, aiming to provide historical reference for enriching rural economic formats, expanding farmers' income-increasing space, improving rural living environment, developing new rural collective economies, and comprehensively promoting rural revitalization in the new era.