Can you buy or sell rural residential land? Is it legal?

Not legal

"The sale of rural residential base is not legal. The ownership of rural residential base belongs to the village collective economic organization, individuals only have the right to use the residential base, does not have the right of ownership, can not be free to buy and sell, but the seller and buyer is the same village villagers and meet the standards can buy and sell residential base on the house." ?

Article 8 of the Measures for the Administration of Rural Homesteads

The ownership of rural villagers' homesteads belongs to the collective, and individuals only have the right to use them, and no one may transfer or rent them without authorization. The implementation of village and town planning for the old village, the old city renovation needs to adjust the residential base, the original residential base user shall comply.

Article 10 of the Constitution

Homesteads and self-reserved land, self-reserved mountains, also belong to the collective ownership. The State may, for the sake of the public **** interest, expropriate or requisition land and compensate for it in accordance with the provisions of the law. No organization or individual may encroach upon, buy or sell, or illegally transfer land in any other form. The right to use land may be transferred in accordance with the provisions of the law. All organizations and individuals using land must make rational use of the land.