The invention relates to a chargeable and dischargeable aqueous aluminum ion battery and a preparation process thereof, belonging to the technical field of batteries. The aqueous aluminum ion batterymainly comprises a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte and a diaphragm, wherein the cathode material is birnessite manganate, the anode is metal aluminum and alloy thereof, the electrolyte is an aluminum trifluoromethanesulfonate aqueous solution, and the cathode, the anode, the electrolyte and the diaphragm form a primary battery system. The interlayer spacing of the birnessite manganate MxMnOy.nH2O (M is a metal cation) is about 0.72nm, and lattice water exists between the layers. The secondary aluminum ion battery is high in capacity (530mAhg<-1>, relative to the birnessite manganate), is proper in discharge potential platform (1.0-1.4V vs. A13+/Al), is very good in the corresponding cathode capacity density (530-740Wh g<-1>), is wide in material source, easy to prepare, simple to assemble, low in cost and green and environmental.