Abstract: After 1965,northern China experienced a 50-year long drought period.In order to solve the problems of long-term drought in Haihe river basin,the national government made a decision to dig wells to combat drought,which had been brought into the national strategy since 1973,offering key support in funds,equipments and other items.Hebei is the first province to carry out the program in China.During that period,so many motor-pumped wells were carried out by general public,which resulted in a fastest development of motor-pumped wells.In general,great achievements of the construction of motor-pumped wells were of importance in the changes of agricultural industry as well as the situation of southern crops to the north.Meanwhile,the construction laid some problems that call up necessary systematic conclusion and profound rethink.

Key words: Hebei Province, construction of motor-pumped wells, the 1960s and 1970s, achievement, problem