Abstract: The formation of TAO Xingzhi's view of labor is not only influenced by his personal background and family education, but also by traditional Chinese labor thinking and the baptism of Western pragmatic educational thinking, which is full of his reflections on the times and social problems. TAO Xingzhi's view of labor is rich in connotations:the purpose of labor education is to enhance self-reliance, the content is that life is labor, the method is the integration of teaching, and the field is the coordination of home, school and community. Labor education cultivates newcomers of the era who can take on the great responsibility of national rejuvenation. His view of labor shows three characteristics of vitality, practicality and compatibility. TAO Xingzhi's view of labor formed in his long-term practice has important implications for labor education in the new era of our country:updating the educational concept and attaching importance to labor education; changing the content of education to connect with real life; improving methods and paying attention to labor experience; and encouragig cooperation among all parties to play the educational synergy.