Under　mild　reaction　conditions,　uniform　La(OH)(3)　nanorods　were　fabricated　in　large　scale　by　a　facile　template-free　solution　method.　The　as-prepared　sample　was　characterized　by　a　number　of　techniques.　It　is　found　that　the　La(OH)(3)　nanorods　are　hexagonal　in　structure　and　single-crystalline,　with　the　diameter　and　length　of　6-30　and　45-200　nm,　respectively.　The　surface　area　of　the　nanorods　is　up　to　113　m(2)/g.　We　attribute　the　high　surface　area　to　the　use　of　1-propanol/H2O　mixed　solvent　and　the　rapid　cooling　of　sample　to　0　degrees　C.　A　formation　mechanism　of　the　rodlike　crystal　is　tentatively　suggested.　The　reported　solution-phase　process　may　be　a　facile　and　low-cost　approach　for　the　generation　of　high　surface　area　single-crystal　line　nanorods　of　other　rare　earth　hydroxides.　(C)　2008　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.