“山西之长在于煤，山西之短在于水”，山西省是一个严重缺水的省份，人均水资源占有量不足全国人均水资源占有量的17％、世界人均水资源占有量的4％。水资源的严重短缺，制约着山西省经济社会的可持续发展，制约着人民生活的改善。多年勘测、论证表明：除从黄河引水外，山西没 “Shanxi is chiefly based on coal and Shanxi is short on water.” Shanxi is a seriously water-scarce province. Its per-capita share of water resources is less than 17% of China’s per capita water resources and 4% of the world’s per capita water resources. The serious shortage of water resources restricts the sustainable economic and social development of Shanxi Province and restricts the improvement of people’s life. Years of investigation, demonstration shows: In addition to water diversion from the Yellow River, Shanxi did not