This book systematically introduced China's flood waters and the causes,types,distribution and characteristics of flood disasters,as well as the significant changes of contemporary flood control trends with the social and conomic development,expatiated the gradually in-depth process of China's flood control and disaster relief ideologies and the adjustment of contemporary water arnessing strategies;introduced China's current flood control system and future development directions,and enumerated various flood control examples since the foundation of P.R.China in an attempt to help the readers have a good understanding of the challenges and complexities of China's flood control and flood water management.