A Study On Water Conservancy And Society In Fujian During The Song And Yuan Dynasties

Great achievements were made in water conservancy construction in Fujian during the Song and Yuan dynasties.The subtropical monsoon climate and the mountainous terrain caused the disaster characteristic of easy waterlogging and easy drought in Fujian.With the development of economy and culture,Fujian developed a special human environment with strong family and religious consciousness.Under the joint action of natural environment and human environment,the characteristics of water conservancy construction with equal emphasis on retention and waterlogging resistance were gradually formed.And local development routes where cooperation and constraints coexist had been explored.Along the coast and mountains of Fujian,the intense rainfall brought by the tropical monsoon climate and mountainous terrain had led to frequent droughts and floods.In the Song and Yuan dynasties,the rapid development of social economy in Fujian led to the development of local water conservancy construction.In the Song dynasty,the construction of water conservancy in Fujian was based on the foundation of the previous generation and paid attention to creation.While in,In Yuan dynasty,inheritance and restoration were the main methods.The procedure of water conservancy construction had been refined and perfected to make the construction and management of Water Conservancy in Fujian systematic and standardized.Influenced by natural and economic factors,inland water conservancies were small-scale with huge numbers,and most of the coastal water conservancies were system and large-scale.In the Song and Yuan dynasties,the government and the folk of Fujian took an active part in water conservancy construction,and the participation of the folk of the lower four states was higher than that of the upper four states.But by and large,the dominant force was still the authorities.By participating in the construction and management of local water conservancy,the government maintained social stability,enhanced its own authority and better managed local affairs.Through participating in water conservancy construction and management,local families and individuals could protect their own interests and obtain higher prestige and local speaking rights.Temple used its strong appeal to promote the development of local water conservancy,and they also obtained spiritual and moral satisfaction.During the Song and Yuan dynasties,the construction and management of water conservancy in Fujian promoted the prosperity of local economy and culture.The construction of water conservancy promoted the unity of all social strata.During the construction process,they shared common benefits and contributed to it,which strengthened the people’s sense of belonging to the region.In the process of local water conservancy development,people in Fujian gave full play to their subjective initiative to fight against the harsh natural environment and created the water god related to water conservancy.The original nature god also changed to the personality god,which enriched the connotation of religious belief,and established the local belief system.Finally,water conservancy construction made people enhance their sense of social responsibility and realize their own value.As this time,the water conservancy construction in Fujian developed a construction mode that paid equal attention to storage and drainage of flood,and explored out the management mode of cooperation and restriction,which promoted the development of local society.