Abstract:In order to explore the theoretical knowledge behind the practice of rural green entrepreneurship,a grounded theory study is conducted to identify the logical framework and practice paths of rural green entrepreneurship, based on a sample of 42 publicly published entrepreneurial stories by China Central Television. The findings show as follows. First, the logical framework of rural green entrepreneurship follows the main line of “driving factor - action strategy - performance”. In detail, driven by the factors from market, institution, nature, and individual, the green entrepreneurial opportunities are recognized by rural entrepreneurs. And then three innovative strategies(i.e. developing product functions, innovating production processes, optimizing infrastructure) and two conventional strategies(i.e. following traditional processes, protecting basic resources) are adopted by rural entrepreneurs to exploit the above opportunities. As a result, the rural entrepreneurs benefit from the economic and ecological aspects and achieve the sustainable development of enterprise and the environment. Second, rural green entrepreneurship is embodied in three practice paths of conservative, direct, and incremental, due to the difference of value creation logic in the entrepreneurial process. The research on rural green entrepreneurship can be extended, and the practice of rural green entrepreneurship will be inspired.