从秦水利工程看秦文化的特点及影响

Characteristic and Influence of Qin Culture from Qin Hydraulic Engineering

秦国及秦朝持续不断地兴修了大量的水利工程。这些水利工程的修建,反映了秦文化重农、重功利的文化价值观。秦水利工程修建反映出的秦文化功利观是分层次的:国家"功利"居于首要地位,"百姓飨其利"仅次之,最后才是个人功利;注重实效和实事求是的态度,以及科学的设计是秦文化功利观的重要体现;注重质量和严格管理是秦文化功利观在水利工程中的具体落实。秦国及秦代兴建的诸多水利工程在促进农业经济发展,造福当地人民的同时,还担当了文化媒介和载体的作用,有力地促进了秦文化的扩散和与其它文化的交流、融合。

Qin and Qin Dynasty provided large sums of money for water conservancy project last for many years. This reflected the culture values that stress agriculture and utility or purpose. The utilitarianism of Qin culture that was reflected by the construction of water projects is hierarchical：the first is national utility, then is common people＇ s, the last is personal utility;the attitude of stressing practical results and seeking truth from facts and its scientific designs are the important of Qin utilitarianism; quality oriented and strict management are the reflection of Qin utilitarianism. So many water projects were constructed by Qin and Qin Dynasty promoted the agricultural economy, benefited the local people and took the part of culture medium and carrier, which promoted the spread of Qin culture and exchanged with other cultures.