Born in the rural south of the United States,having boomed with the fusion of racial music in the last century and found its way into the big family of popular music,American country music,one of the well-accepted popular music genres,with its unique plain and narrative lyrics,realistic themes,special musical instruments and musicians,has deeply resonated with the listeners’life experience and aroused their yearnings to go back to the tranquil life.Probing into the culture of American country music can,not only fill in the gap of the related cultural researches,but also help us reflect what Chinese popular music can learn from American country music to enrich its own connotation. Born in the rural south of the United States, having boomed with the fusion of racial music in the last century and found its way into the big family of popular music, American country music, one of the well-accepted popular music genres, with its unique plain and narrative lyrics, realistic themes, special musical instruments and musicians, has deeply resonated with the listeners’life experience and aroused their yearnings to go back to the tranquil life. Prob into the culture of American country music can, not only fill in the gap of the related cultural researches, but also help us reflect what Chinese popular music can learn from American country music to enrich its own connotation.