In the field of historical materialism, the need of paying attention to the survival and development of the people is the logical premise of the Marxist view of people’s livelihood.“All social life is essentially practical”is the practical dimension of Marxist view of people’s liveihood. The inherent coordination between human’s development and social development is the intrinsic provision of Marxist view of people’s livelihood. Adhering to the main body status of the people is the path of the emergence of the Marxist view of the people’s livelihood. Under the background of comprehensively deepening reforms and highlighting the dream of people’s life and happiness, exploring Marxist views on people’s livelihood and its path of appearance is not only conducive to adhering to and developing the Marxist view of people's livelihood, but also conducive to solving people's livelihood issues and building a well-off society in an all-round way.