History of Irrigation and Flood Control in China

Author: Compiled and Edited by the China Committee of the International Irrigation and Drainage Commission
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Publishing Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book is compiled and edited by the China Committee of the International Irrigation and Drainage Commission. Recording the Chinese historical facts of water conservancy from the Xia and Shang Dynasties to 1949, the book exhibits the interconnection between water conservancy and society and that between water conservancy and science/technology throughout the 5,000-year history and displays experiences and lessons that China has gained in the utilization of water resources and the remaking of Nature.