从跨学科比较看李华涉及水利的两篇文章

An Interdisciplinary Study of Two Essays Concerning Water Conservancy by Li Hua

唐代文学家李华在其《润州丹阳县复练塘颂并序》、《扬州司马李公墓志铭》两篇文章中涉及到水利建设。他通过介绍作品中人物的思想而表述了自己的水利观点。第一,在办与水有关的一切事业时,要随顺水本身的性质。这种思想的本质是要按照客观规律办事。第二,在必要的情况下,适当兴建水利工程。这种思想的本质是要发挥人的积极作用。大体从自然,适当搞工程,这是中华文化给我们的教益。韦损和李并既是品质高尚积极有为的地方官员,又是具备专业知识的水利专家,值得我们学习。

Li Hua, a writer of Tang Dynasty, expresses his ideas concerning water conservancy in his two essays by introducing the ideas of protagonists. He points out that, on the one hand, it is necessary to follow the properties of water perse and ＂the objective law in carrying out all the causes relative to water; on the other hand, it is essential to give a full play to human ability when people find it necessary to carry out some projects of water conservancy. The wisdom of Chinese culture guides us to follow the nature in general and construct projects in a suitable way. We have to learn from Wei Sun and Li Bing, the two ancient local officials with noble qualities and profound knowledge of irrigation.