李仪祉与江淮水利

Li Yizhi and His Water Conservation in Yangtze and Huaihe River Valleys

李仪祉是我国近代著名的水利科学家,是我国利用近代科学技术治河的开路人。本文介绍了李仪祉为江淮水利作出的几方面重要贡献,包括他主持国民政府的导淮工作,对长江流域的调查研究和提出相关治理建议,以及对太湖流域围湖垦田问题和浙江海塘改制发表的意见。本文认为李仪祉的水利实践建基于近代水利科学,在近代江淮水利史及至中国水利史上占有重要的地位。

Li Yizhi, noted for his water conservancy efforts in modern China, pioneers the application of technology of water conservancy. This article elaborates on his contribution to water conservancy along the Yangtze and Huaihe River valleys. Detailed discussions are made on his leading role in the flood control and irrigation in the Huaihe River valley during the period of the Republic of China, his investigation and research and ensuing suggestions on water conservancy along the Yangtze and his opinions on land reclamation of the Tai Lake and the structural reform of the seawall system in Zhejiang province. The author holds that the water conservancy practice of Li Yizhi is based on modern science of water conservancy and plays a very important part in the water conservancy along the Yangtze and Huaihe River valleys in modern times and in the history of China＇s water conservancy.