In this work, we have demonstrated amorphous ZnO nanowires (a-ZnO NWs) could be spontaneous grown from crystalline ZnO (c-ZnO) NWs at specific humid environment. The spontaneous reaction mechanism and result can be analyzed by humidity controlling and OM/SEM/TEM system. The a-ZnO NW can be used as a powerful material to enhance the detection ability of photo-sensor; for UV light detection, the response and the reset time can be improved to 20 ms (8.6 s and 53 s, c-ZnO NW photo-detector), the sensitivity also can be enhanced to 600% (9%, c-ZnO NW photo-detector). Furthermore, the broadband light can be detected by using a-ZnO NWs sensor, such as 365nm, 520nm, 590nm, 840nm and 940nm wavelengths light. This work provides the spontaneous growth mechanism and methods of the a-ZnO NWs; the gigantic enhancement of photo-detection ability and broadband light detection can be achieved by using a-ZnO NWs. This a-ZnO NWs fabrication and photo-detection investigation can intensify ZnO-based nanodevices application.