Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic，Jiangsu’s cultural and tourism enterprises have generally encountered difficulties in their operations，and pant of the industing have suffered heavy losses. Many tourist attractions not only have no operating income，but also bear labor costs and pre-investment losses on this basis；in Jiangsu，more than 40% of star-nated hotels are not allowed to operate，and 45% of them are in a semi-closed state；some travel agencies have to face both the pressure of refunds and the problem of not being able to recover advance payments. This article investigates the special conditions faced by the development of homestays in Jiangsu Province under the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020，and analyzes the development environment of the homestay industry from various aspects such as the development of tourism in the province，policies and measures，infrastructure，and operation planning；and it is in operation. In addition，talce the tourist homestay as the research object，then discuss about its development foundation，development status，development characteristics and other issues，and summarized its stage characteristics and main problems.