Eco-village　development　has　been　considered　by　the　Chinese　central　government　as　part　of　its　rural　revitalisation　campaign　and　it　is　seen　as　a　crucial/main　solution　to　the　increasingly　serious　rural　issues　caused　by　urban-rural　inequality.　A　significant　number　of　eco-villages　are　being　or　will　be　developed　with　government　leadership　and　support　under　the　guidance　of　a　corresponding　assessment.　However,　the　latest　Chinese　eco-village　assessment,　the　Evaluation　for　the　Construction　of　Beautiful　Villages　(ECBV),　has　been　found　to　have　limitations　related　to　the　assessment　process,　method,　and　indicators,　meaning　that　it　cannot　be　used　to　perform　a　balanced　evaluation　of　the　social,　economic,　and　environmental　aspects　of　an　eco-village.　As　assessing　an　eco-village　is　as　essential　as　building　it,　it　has　become　necessary　to　balance　the　criteria　and　improve　the　ECBV　assessment　so　that　it　can　review　existing　achievements,　guide　further　development,　and　ensure　better　outcomes.　Thus,　this　paper　aims　to:　(1)　identify　the　limitations　of　ECBV　through　a　case　study　of　a　carefully　selected　Chinese　eco-village,　Zhenghu　Village,　by　repeating　the　assessment　process　and　analysing　the　assessment　results,　and　(2)　propose　three　possible　solutions　to　improve　the　assessment　by　applying　a　revised　ECBV　assessment,　the　components　of　which　are　adopted　and　revised　from　an　internationally　recognised　sustainability　assessment,　the　Sustainable　Development　Indicators　(SDIs).　The　results　of　the　case　study　confirm　the　limitations　of　the　ECBV　assessment.　Besides,　the　research　outcomes　of　these　three　possible　solutions　can　improve　ECBV　assessment　and　also　provide　ideas　for　the　improvement　of　other　existing　assessment　methods.　Moreover,　other　developing　countries　may　apply　the　research　process　and　method　introduced　in　this　paper　to　formulate　or　improve　their　own　eco-village　assessments.