河运与城市经济发展的关系——兼论汾江河运对佛山名镇的制约作用

河运通畅是城市发展的重要因素。明清时期佛山名镇的形成就是由于当时的佛山涌通航各地。清嘉庆以后汾江河的日渐淤浅，制约了佛山经济的发展。河运对佛山的发展仍很重要，应开通河道，设制航运局，加强对客运和货运的领导及管理

The Relationship Between River Transport and Municipal Economic Development

Clear river transport plays an important role in the municipal development. During the Ming and Qin Dynasty, Foshan was known as a famous town benefiting from its far reaching river transport. But later, Fenjiang River was gradually retarded by silt, thus slowing down the development of Foshan. Since river transport is still a key factor for the development of Foshan, we should take some steps to remove the obstacles from the river route and set up a special bureau of river transport to administer the passenger traffic and freight transport.