The accelerated flow of urban and rural factors，particularly the non-agricultural transfer of agricultural labor，has had a profound impact on agricultural management and its factor allocation. Among these，farmland abandonment is one of the important indicators.China’s agricultural management，characterized by excessive labor input leading to “involution” and the “planar expansion” of cultivated land，is gradually shifting towards a relative shortage of agricultural labor.This shift further triggers a “relative surplus” and marginalized management of cultivated land，which is manifested extremely in varying degrees of farmland abandonment.This article provides a brief literature review on the basic characteristics and causes of farmland abandonment in China，summarizes the articles in the special column on “Farmland Abandonment and Its Governance” and discusses the issues that require further research and expansion.