To build an innovative China,cities must shoulder the great mission of organizing and implementing innovation strategy.How to measure and evaluate an innovation-oriented city,that is,to assess the innovation ability of the city,has become an urgent concern.This paper tries to construct the evaluation indicator system and provide evaluation method of the innovation-oriented construction of Handan,and then puts forward the overall goals and countermeasures for the construction of an innovative Handan city combining the actual situation.