Abstract: The element coding of right to rural land contractual management is the groundwork for the informational management of rural land contract. The national standard Element Coding of Right to Rural Land Contractual Management(GB/T 35958-2018) will come into effect on September 1, 2018, which would have important impact on specifying the confirmation, registration and certification of rural land contract management right and promoting the informational construction of rural land contract management. To use GB/T 35958-2018 accurately and specify the confirmation, registration and certification of rural land contract management right, it was necessary to explain comprehensively the main contents of GB/T 35958- 2018. In this study, the backgrounds, content elements and hierarchical structure of the GB/T 35958- 2018 were introduced and analyzed. After analyzing the coding structure, coding method and coding rule for the element of right to rural land contractual management, the relationships between the GB/T 35958- 2018 and other standards were revealed, especial for the relationship and difference between GB/T 35958-2018 and NY/T 2538-2014. In addition, some key points in the confirmation, registration and certification of rural land contract management right were proposed for the application of GB/T 35958- 2018. Finally, the measures for publicizing and implementing the GB/T 35958-2018 were given, and some suggestions for the revision of the national standard were also proposed.