Abstract: From the Middle of the Qing Dynasty, the population in Guangdong rose rapidly and the problem of rural beggars was increasingly prevalent.In particular, the“evil”beggars from outside Guangdong who engaged in aggressive begging, blackmail, intimidation, and theft, seriously undermined social stability and normal agricultural production.In order to remedy this problem, the local government and villagers united and enacted local laws to deal with the beggars.This management contained three aspects: first, the control of the beggars’ actions; second, the promotion of local organizations of beggars, third, the restriction of local beggars.The“baojia”organizations and the community compacts ( xiangyue) were the main institution that dealt with the beggars while the local gentry were important force promoting the management of rural beggars.