宋代農田水利的開發

宋代興修農田水利主要方面可分為四大項:一、利用河北淀泊開闢稻田,二、利用東南窪地修築圩田,三、引濁放淤,改良鹽鹼土地,四、修復古渠舊堰,以利灌溉。這些都是具有一定的基礎和原因,也都在農業生產上獲得成績,因而促進了經濟的發展。現在我們正在執行發展國民經濟的第一個五年計劃,其中有"積極興修農田水利"的規定。古人說"温故而知新",為由歷史上找出發展的道路起見,特寫此短篇,聊供設計時的參考。

THE UTILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RESOURCE IN AGRICLTURE DURING SUNG DYNASTY

The utilization and development of water resource in agriculture during the Sung Dynasty (960-1276) may be grouped into four items: 1 .Utilizing the water of lakes to grow rice in Hopei.During the Sung Dynasty the mountains in Hopei were covered with thick forest and in the plain scattered about seventy marshy lakes and ninty-nine river streams.The climate seemed warmer and wetter than it is today. The rainfall was heavy then,but there were very few disasters of flood and drought.It was favorable for agricl...