The 3 H method was applied to determine the renewal rate of shallow groundwater in the Hunchun Basin ， which would provide basis for the study on the groundwater resource exploitation and utilization model and carrying capacity in the Hunchun Basin. The study results show that the renewal rate of the shallow groundwater in most areas of Hunchun Basin is faster than 8%/a in general and the groundwater renewability is strong. The shallow groundwater renewal rate is faster than 10%/a in the villages of Pingan， Xinhua and Maxin in the northeast， the villages of Hongxing， Dianxian and Dongxing in the east， and the villages of Bayi and Baer， which means groundwater renewability is strong. The shallow groundwater renewal rate is 8%/a -10%/a in the villages of Qihudong， Bakeshu， Yongfeng， Lixin， Xinnong and Liuting， which means groundwater renewability is weaker. The shallow groundwater renewal rate is slower than 8%/a in the villages of Bajiazi ， Xiwaizi and Mengling along the lower reaches of the Hunchun River， which means groundwater renewability is weakest. The groundwater distribution areas which are faster than 10%/a， during 8%/a-10%/a and slower than 8%/a respectively account for 67%， 26% and 7% of the total Hunchun Basin.