略论东晋南朝江南地区的陂塘建设

A Brief View on Water-reservoir Construction in the Area of Jiangnan in the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties

东晋南朝时期江南地区水旱灾害频发,严重影响了本地区的经济开发与社会进步。江南民众为了生存与发展,因地制宜地展开了以修治陂塘为标志的水利建设高潮,取得了不小的成就。东晋南朝的江南陂塘建设,增强了抵御水旱灾害的能力,配合了农田水利开发,促进了社会经济发展,一定意义上奠定了中国古代经济重心南移的基础。

Frequent floods and droughts in the area of Jiangnan in the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties seriously affected the re- gion＇s economic development and social progress. For survival and the development of the region＇s economy,the local authority promoted a water-reservoir constructing campaign among the masses, which turned out to be a great success and produced a deep influence in the history of Dongjin＇s era. Reservoir construction enhanced the ability of resisting floods, enlarging the capacity of the irrigation , thus ef- fectively elevating the social and economic development of the region, consequently laying a solid foundation for the transferring of the economic center from the north to the south in the medieval times.