《新唐书·地理志》诸渠考

李唐鼎盛,震古烁今,而其时水利详情,后人难见其貌,惟《新唐书.地理志》颇存其事,然亦复散乱,披捡辑出,凡七十三条。在区域空间分布上,其时水利工程偏重中原,江南稍兴;在纵向时间发展中,贞观肇兴,开元鼎盛,安史乱后,代代式微;而主持者之身份,以地方亲民官员为主,中央大员偶有措意。

Textual research on canals recorded In Xintangshu: Dilizhi

The situation about the history of water conservancy in Tang Dynasty,a prosperous and thriving dynasty in the history of China,was always fuzzy.In fact,the value of the information about the canals recorded in Xintangshu: Dilizhi was neglected.According to the data of seventy three canals obtained from it,we can know more.First,in the regional spatial distribution,the hydraulic engineering was stressed in the area south of Yellow River.Second,in the longitudinal time development,Zhenguan initiatives were popular,and Kaiyuan prosperous,after Ansh Zhiluan,generations of declines.Lastly,Looked from the management status,the local official played the main part,while the central highranking official partner had occasionally paid attention.