Based on the construction of“Two-oriented Society”, an analysis has been made of the underlying problems in the rural residence in Chang-Zhu-Tan region. Take Yuntian Village as an example, a research has been conducted on the low-carbon design of its rural residence, with four aspects touched upon, namely, residential planning, residential design, residential construction and residential energy consumption. Some improvement measures have thus been put forward to deal with the corresponding problems. Firstly, adopt an overall layout of two-house-adjoining mode in this area. Secondly, limit the housing shape coefficient at a low level by adjoining two houses to reduce the external wall area and increase the horizontal depth of the building. Thirdly, strengthen the residential enclosure by adopting mobile ventilation roof, improving the wall protection performance and installing double hollow glass windows. Fourthly, reduce the residential energy consumption by utilizing solar heating system, water heating system and biomass straw gasification technology.