襄汉漕渠与南水北调

Xianghancao Canal and South-to-North Water Diversion

北宋为达南粮北运之目的,企图沟通江淮漕运,从南阳开运河通达京师开封。并两度开挖寰汉漕渠引白河水北上,都因方城垭口地势高企,受制于当时的技术力量而最终没能取得成功。但襄汉漕渠的大胆设想和积极尝试,对今天的南水北调有着重要的启发和借鉴意义。从已经通水的南水北调中线工程方城段来看,其走势与一千年前的襄汉漕渠渠线基本一致。

In Beisong Dynasty,attempts were made to connect rivers of Huaihe and Yangtze River and build canal from Nanyang to Kaifeng,so as to transport grain from South to North China.However,due to the high ground of Fangcheng Bealock and lacking of technology,two initiations for digging of Xianghancao Canal were all failed.But the ideas and tries provide valuable experiences to the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.It is found that the route of completed Fangcheng Canal of South-to-North Water Diversion is almost the same as the Xianghancao Canal design about 1000 years ago.