A　coupled　advanced　regional　prediction　system　-　community　multi-scale　air　quality　(ARPS-CMAQ)　modeling　system　was　applied　to　develop　an　abatement　strategy　for　air　pollutant　emission　in　the　Handan　region　of　the　northern　China　The　system　was　evaluated　by　comparing　the　simulated　concentrations　of　particulate　matter　less　than　10　mu　m　(PM10)　with　the　observed　results　in　the　study　area　during　the　four　representative　months　in　2005.　A　process　of　planning　emission　abatement　was　applied　by　gradually　reducing　PM10　emissions　from　the　original　GIS-based　emission　inventory　until　a　modeling　emission　scenario　was　obtained　under　which　the　simulated　PM10　concentrations　could　satisfy　the　desired　air　quality　objective　The　air　quality　objective　was　represented　by　ail　air　quality　guideline　satisfaction　ratio　of　80%　to　reach　a　dally　PM10　concentration　of　150　mu　g/m(3)　after　the　year　2010　The　modeling　system　and　results　could　provide　sound　basis　for　decision　makers　to　develop　an　effective　air　quality　management　strategy.