Water　resources　shortage　and　water　pollution　are　the　main　aspects　of　water　environmental　deterioration.　Unfortunately,　the　two　problems　exist　in　most　regions　of　China　and　are　getting　worse.　Immoderate　social　water　cycle　(SWC)　is　the　ultimate　reason　for　water　environmental　deterioration.　So　the　only　way　to　restore　the　water　environment　is　to　establish　the　healthy　SWC.　The　strategies　for　water　environmental　restoration　include　the　continence　of　water　resource　exploitation,　advanced　wastewater　treatment　and　effective　reclamation,　treated　sewage　sludge　back　to　cropland,　urban　rainwater　cycle　rehabilitation,　non-point　pollution　source　control　and　integrated　water　resources　management　etc.　This　pasper　summarized　the　water　environmental　restoration　practices　in　China,　and　healthy　SWC　plan　in　China＇s　Middle-Long　Term　Plan　for　Science　and　Technology　Development　(2006-2020),　as　well　as　engineering　practices　of　healthy　SWC　construction　in　Shenzhen,　Dalian　and　Beijing.　Finally　it　pointed　out　the　urgent　tasks　in　water　environmental　restoration,　which　include　establishment　of　laws,　education,　research　on　relative　technologies　and　demonstration　project　construction,　etc.