The invention provides a shaft furnace air intake device and a shaft furnace air intake method. The device comprises a gas circular pipe, a gas hole, a reduced gas conveying and processing system, a detecting and control system, a bottom air intake pipeline, a gas distributor, a protective cover, a dust blowing facility and a gas separation facility, wherein the gas circular pipe and the gas hole allow air to enter from the middle of a shaft furnace. The reduced gas conveying and processing system comprises a cold gas pipeline, a hot gas pipeline, a hot gas dust collector and a mixed gas pipeline. The detecting and control system comprises a cold gas thermometer, a cold gas flowmeter, a cold gas flow adjusting valve, a hot gas thermometer, a mixed gas thermometer and relevant control systems. According to the shaft furnace air intake device and the shaft furnace air intake method, the reduced gas is conveyed into the central area of the shaft furnace reliably and efficiently, the flow and temperature of the reduced gas are controlled independently according to practical production demands, so that the gas flow in the shaft furnace is evenly distributed, the temperature fields are reasonably distributed, accordingly the metallization ratio of sponge iron is increased, the gas utilization rate of the shaft furnace and the production efficiency are improved, and the fuel ratio of the shaft furnace and the production cost are lowered.