Southwest part of China is facing the biggest drought in a century. Experts of Shandong province for water searching have reached there for resisting drought and finding water wells. Through analysis on typical examples for water seeking, wells drilling in Yunnan province, the ideas for seeking plateau karstic water and fracture water in "red layers" are summarized. Combining with practices of water seeking in water-poor areas in Yunnan, Sichuan and Shandong province, experiences and thoughts for seeking water and drilling water wells in water-poor areas are introduced in this paper.