A field experiment for studying water and salt movement in soil after basin irrigated by saline ground water was conducted in the center of Takelamakan Desert.A series of data about soil water potential,soil water content and EC value of soil solution at different depths along the soil profile were obtained at different times after stopping irrigation.By analyzing these data using method of water and salt balance,some results of water and salt movement in soil were obtained as follows:(1)After stopping irrigation 24 hours, 8.85% of the amount of irrigation water would be contained in the soil layer of 0~150 cm.After stopping irrigation 72 h,3.4% of the amount of irrigation water would be contained in layer of 0~150 cm,and average soil water content in this soil layer was 5.3%.After this time,soil water content in this layer reduced slowly.(2)During the time from stopping irrigation to seventh day after stopping irrigation in autumn,the daily evaporation water amount was between 2~6 mm.2 hours after stopping irrigation,soil water contained in the layer of 0~20 cm moved upward to the surface of ground,while 72~144 hours after stopping irrigation,the upward region of soil water extended to the depth of 90 cm underground. (3)When irrigated by saline water with EC value of 6.3 mS cm^-1,The EC value of soil solution reduced obviously in upper part of the layer and was almost same as that of before irrigation in lower part of the layer.24 h after stopping irrigation,the amount of salt contained in solution of layer of 0~150 cm was less than that of before irrigation,while 144 h after stopping irrigation,it was only 53.46% of that of before irrigation.(4)After stopping irrigation,the daily amount of salt accumulated on ground surface with area of 100 cm×100 cm would be 13~35 g in autumn.