A Study On Li Yizhi's Contribution To Water Conservancy Cause In Modern China

Flood control in China has special cultural and historical status, but Modern water control in China has been through a very difficult phase, for the late Qing significant decline has been continued until the introduction of Western science and technology. How to localize this modern water cause process standing in the history of science and technology point of view, must be an issue worth reseaching for the workers of history of science. Modern water control strategy research overview of macroscopic water development, as well as its being specialized in each river basin, and the operation of various technology types and methods of social research, have already achieved some results. However, water conservancy is an engineering science; the role of prominent academic leaders is of most importance. Research figuring its main line and looking at the development of modern water conservancy is still lacking and worth working.Li Yizhi is a famous water conservancy scientist in Modern China, a pathfinder on the way of water conservancy in China from ancient times to modern science and technology. He has trained a large number of China's water conservancy construction personnel, and had established a model of modern irrigation, as well as a model for water conservancy in China, and had made a significant contribution. The life of such a pioneer, in fact, is an epitome of water development in modern China. To illustrate his life as a study can be a vivid understanding of modern Chinese history of water development in context, a better understanding of water science and technology of modern times within the process of its localization in China. Modern water conservancy is also a process of technological development through which the East meets the West, and also a traditional and modern technology integration process. Therefore, the study of modern Chinese science and technology will also benefit from this kind of macro study. Morever, for the depth of the transformation of China's modern technology and new engineering philosophy, the historical background of the development also has some academic value and practical significance.This study include the following elements:Character study: Li Yizhi experienced the background of the times and had a well-being family background. To consider the course of his family history and educational experiences, can explain his coherencing of the East and the West. This background implused him to gradually complete a transformation stage from Confucian scholars to an engineering students. And then, he chose water conservancy as a lifelong career and ultimately apply his knowledge to becoming a master in water science at modern time in China.Second, since talented person in water conservancy was extremely scarce at that time, Li Yizhi involved in modern water engineering educational undertaking, such as to formulate cause, and to translate, to introduce foreign water science textbooks and popular science books. This part shows that Li Yizhi's heading on the Chinese modern water conservancy personnel training and his contribution;Li Yizhi involved in Shaanxi water engineering work, as well as the Yellow River, Huaihe River, Haihe River, the Yangtze River basin engineering practice and other content are described, focusing on the clashes in the course of the old models and ideas for water management reform though Li Yizhi's participation in the practice and his efforts. In this part, Li Yizhi is a clue through specific examples, reflecting the basic aspects of water conservancy construction time and achievements;Moreover, Li Yizhi's water administration thinking has been illustrated in this dissertation. Li Yizhi's modern science and technology localization and his water conservancy administration idea is distilled. Li Yizhi's contribution of water management and water governance can be regarded as a unity as much as his contribution to the achievements in personnel training, and his introduction of modern science and technology from the West. And at the same time he inherited and developed traditional Chinese way of thinking in water control working as well. While trying to specific examples to explain the instructions, this dissertation explores and summarizes Li Yizhi's thinking of the water resources development for contry building, or " the macroscopic view of water" content. This study suggests that Li is a representative person, a pioneer of the transformation from traditional water control to modern engineering method using new science and technology in modern China. His mix of Chinese and Western science, to be creative in the introduction of modern western water science and technology, to fuse different culture in modern water conservancy work, to programme water resources and carry out scientific research and "Learning to practice" in person, and his other effort in water resources practice, has made an outstanding contribution to China's water cause. His history of academic achievement must not be neglected. His thought about river management, traditional and modern water treatment technology attitudes and the technical, economic, management and integration of government policies such as his macroscopic view of water has not only stayed an important view as a historical and cultural heritage, but also a guide for today's healthy development of China's water conservancy. History has proved that Li Yizhi is worthy of the sayings on himself, whatever "A Modern Water mentor" or "A Pioneer of Modern Water Conservancy."...