华北水利水电大学学报（社会科学版）

自古以来,人类先民就逐水而居,人类社会的早期文明也多孕育于河流沿岸。淮河流域早在远古时期就出现了人类活动,先民们利用该流域水资源丰富的自然条件,因地制宜发展了芍陂、邗沟等灌溉和航运工程,比巴蜀大地的都江堰、关中平原的郑国渠早了300多年。这些水利工程极大地促进了该地区农业、交通、贸易的发展,使得该流域成为沟通南北的中心,也成为当时的富庶之地。考察先民治水的实践经验,不仅可以了解先秦时期淮河流域的经济、文化状况,还可以对其历史地位有深层把握,深化对多民族国家统一化进程的研究。

Human ancestors lived near the river in a long time. Human's early civilizations is conceived in the both sides of the river. According to the research,human activities has been appeared in Huai River Basin in ancient times. Ancestors make full use of the Huai River to develop the irrigation and canal such as Quebei and Hangou. These projects are earlier than the Dujiangyan Irrigation System of Sichuan and Zhengguo Canal of Guanzhong Plain over 300 years. Those water conservancy projects have made a great promotion in the development of agricultural,transportation and trade. It makes the basin a stronghold of communication between south and north,and becoming a prosperous land at that time. Examining the practical experiences of foreigners in water management can not only understand the economic and cultural conditions of the Huaihe River Valley during the Pre-Qin Period,but also hold a deep grasp of its historic position and deepen the study of the process of the unification of the multinational nations.