Ancient Famous Water Conservancy Project in China

Author: Zhu Xuexi
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Publish Date: 1997-12-01
Features: Since ancient times, water conservancy construction in China has always been valued by people of all ethnic groups. Through centuries of arduous efforts, remarkable achievements have been made, resulting in the construction of countless water conservancy facilities. This book selects ten of the most important projects and introduces them to readers. The first three are canal projects, the fourth to eighth are farmland irrigation and drainage projects, and the ninth and tenth are embankment and dyke projects. The content of each project includes: the purpose of construction, the process, historical evolution (with a focus on ancient times and connections to modern times), engineering characteristics, social benefits, and lessons learned. It is hoped that readers can obtain a relatively systematic understanding of these projects. The book mentions historical units of measurement such as chi, li, mu, dou, and jin in many places. To facilitate conversion, a brief table of historical units of measurement is appended at the end of the book.