Surface-conducted　field　emission　cathode　with　ZnO　nanowires　(ZnO-SCFE)　has　been　successfully　fabricated　on　the　glass　substrate　by　thermal　evaporation　and　screen　printing　and　its　field　emission　(FE)　characteristics　were　also　investigated.SEM　shows　that　the　diameters　of　aligned　and　quasi-perpendicular　ZnO　nanowires　synthesized　on　the　glass　substrate　at　reaction　temperature　of　550°C　for　30min　under　a　flow　rate　of　60mL/min　of　Ar　and　1mL/min　of　O2　were　scattered　in　a　range　of　80-200nm　and　the　length　up　to　7μm.FE　indicates　that　its　turn-on　voltage　was　approximately　70V　and　electron-emission　efficiency　was　around　26.2%　which　was　more　higher　than　that　of　surface-conducted　emission　display　(SED)　when　the　gate　and　anode　voltage　was　96V　and　2000V,　respectively,　at　the　anode-cathode　spacing　of　500μm.In　addition,　the　emission　current　of　ZnO-SCFE　cathode　was　about　135μA　after　aging　for　80min.Moreover,　it　exhibited　a　stability　without　a　great　degradation,　which　indicates　the　ZnO-SCFE　cathode　has　a　stable　and　efficient　FE　properties.