Land has always been an indispensable element in farmers’ production activities, and it is the root of farmers' survival. Under the background of rural revitalization, land transfer has become an important means of boosting rural revitalization. In the process of implementing the rural revitalization strategy, how to effectively solve the problems in rural land transfer, such as fragmentation, decentralization, low utilization rate, breach of contracts and difficult financing, is an important aspect of promoting rural modernization. In this paper, the literature on land transfer at home and abroad is sorted out, the current research status and the problems of land transfer under the background of rural revitalization are summarized and consolidated, and corresponding solutions and prospects are put forward. This is of practical significance to further study the land transfer under the background of rural revitalization in China.