Abstract: ObjectiveTo investigate current living status of migrant parents in Wenzhou city and to provide advices for better adaptation to the migratory life.MethodsA total of 279 migrated parents in 9 communities were investigated about living status with a self-designed questionnaire.ResultsThere were statistical differences between the current life satisfaction and the satisfaction before the emigration(P<0.01).The main purpose of migration was to provide cares for their offsprings(74.9%).Difficulty in communication(63.4%),inadaptation to food habits(49.1%),and lacking of friends (31.2%)were the main changes with the migrant life.Meanwhile,changes in life style(52.3%),loneliness(22.6%),and financial difficulty(5.7%)were the main predicaments of migrant parents.Medical inconvenience existed in 60.6% of the migrant parents.ConclusionMigration along with the children is a preferable mode for the migrant parents'late life. Migrant parents,children and related social departments should combine their efforts to provide a better life.