Research On The Rise And Fall Of Xingyang Ruins’ Water Transportation

Xingyang city site is located in the Huiji district of Zhengzhou, Xingyang city is located in the lower and middle reaches of Yellow River,the superior water environment conditions for Xingyang city provides a geographical basis for its water transportation.During the warring states period, Wei Hui king digging a canal from Xingyang city.The canal system contacted four big river,the Xingyang city is the center of the shipping network,it becomes a famous economic center during the warring states period.After the Qin dynasty, Qinshihuang cancel the canal obstacles during the warring states period and wide the water system, Xingyang city become the station of the grain transportation routes.During the Hanwudi period, the salt iron camp was set in Henan county officer, The iron smelting site of Xingyang city is the Henan county’s largest iron smelting center. Such a massive iron smelting center of raw material for the input and output product is done through the water transportation, the Xingyang city has been boosted and promote as the role of water transportation development. During the Hanpingdi period, the xingyang city water environment has been changed, at the same time, the Yellow River invade the canal channel.After Donghan dynasty, Xingyang city, as the center of Yang channel-the Yellow River-BianQu transported grain transportation line,is still water transportation center. The last years of Donghan dynasty, long-term war destroyed the canal, Xingyang city’s water transport was fading. At Jin and northern and southern dynasties, Xingyang city as a military strategic war city continually, frequent war make Xingyang city suffered serious damage. And the water transport of Xingyang city is decline.