Through onthespot investigation in Wuchang District,Hongshan District,Qingshan District,Qiaokou District,Hanyang District and Jiangan Distirct in urban Wuhan and Jiangxia District,Caidian District and Dongxihu District in suburban Wuhan as well as 10 villages in 6 towns and townships of Wuhan,this paper analyzed the awareness and its willingness of financial compensation on protection significance,protection system and the right to know planning of basic farmland from the two different groups——farmers and citizens.The result showed that first,the system of basic farmland protection has been carried out for 10 years,but its enforcement is still staying at the policy level.The right to know and planning participation of the public is not enough,especially the awareness of protecting basic farmland by farmers——the direct protection subject， is still weak.Secondly,through investigating the lowest financial compensation intention and willingness from farmers and citizens,it is found that the amount of financial compensation for the protection of basic farmland under the planning control is 3 942.30 yuan RMB per hectare from farmers,while it is 8 942.85 yuan RMB per hectare from citizens.Accordingly,this paper put forward some policy suggestions on how to protect the basic farmland.