The important instruction and speech delivered by Mr. Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of CCCP, respectively during his inspection of the Yellow River and in the discussion conference for the Yellow River harnessing and development are the guiding principles for solving the Yellow River issues. To implement the principles, Yellow River Conservancy Commission should focus on the following 9 aspects: 1. Further revise the harnessing and development plan through studying and perfecting the Yellow River harnessing strategy; 2. Strengthen the construction of the Yellow River water and sediment control and regulation system to warp up relative underground river, and to ensure the lower Yellow River will not change its course for 100 years; 3. Enhance united management of water resource, work out water saving policy and improve the plan of water diversion from other rivers; 4. Accelerate soil and water loss control in the Loess Plateau through stressing harness, prevention and supervision and formulating specific treatments; 5. Make breakthrough in key scientific issues for the Yellow River development by addressing key projects and positively introducing advanced technologies; 6. Insist on water harness relying on law enforcement, speed up legislation process and strengthen law and regulation establishments; 7. Put forward to the river management model and administrative organization plan; 8. Set up guarantee mechanism of multi method investment, formulate economic policies related. 9. Pay close attention to flood situation, make overall preparation, speed up project construction with quality, ensure to achieve the whole victory in flood prevention. The important instruction and speech delivered by Mr. Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of CCCP, respectively during his inspection of the Yellow River and in the discussion conference for the Yellow River harnessing and development are the guiding principles for solving the Yellow River issues. To implement the principles, Yellow River Conservancy Commission should focus on the following 9 aspects: 1. Further revise the harnessing and development plan through studying and perfecting the Yellow River harnessing strategy; 2. Strengthen the construction of the Yellow River water and sediment control and regulation system to warp up relative underground river, and to ensure the lower Yellow River will not change its course for 100 years; 3. Enhance united management of water resource, work out water saving policy and improve the plan of water diversion from other rivers; Accelerate soil and water loss control in the Loess Plateau through stressing harnesses, prevention and supervision and formulating specific treatments; 5. Make breakthrough in key scientific issues for the Yellow River development by addressing key projects and positively in advanced technologies; 6. Insist on water harness relying on law enforcement, speed up legislation process and strengthen law and regulation establishments; 7 Put forward to the river management model and administrative organization plan; 8. Set up guarantee mechanism of multi method investment, formulate economic policies related. 9. Pay close attention to flood situation, make overall preparation, speed up project construction with quality, ensure to achieve the whole victory in flood prevention.