Abstract: With the national attention and development, integrated rice-fish farming has achieved remarkable development, and accounted for a large proportion in ecological circular agricultural economy of the first country to carry out rice-fish farming in China. This paper summarizes the principle, key technology, main modes, research status and existing challenges in integrated rice-fish farming, and expounds the practical significance of integrated rice-fish farming from the perspective of economic, social and ecological benefits, providing references such as strengthening technology research & development, innovation and popularization, promoting the large-scale level of integrated rice-fish farming, strengthening the construction of rice and fish brands, and accelerating the cultivation of new business entities through comparative analysis and combined with development needs. This paper is expected to provide reference with the green and healthy and high-quality development of integrated rice-fish farming.