Ikekyou Canal

…Since the construction of the Zhengguo Canal connecting the Jing River and the Luo River in 246 BC, the Baichu Canal connecting the Jing River and the Wei River was built in 95 BC (Taishi 2) during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the Longshou Canal, which runs through Shangyan Mountain and combines a tunnel and a well, was also built. After the Tang Dynasty, excavation did not progress and many of the canals were abandoned due to the accumulation of sediment, but in 1935 the Jinghui Canal was opened, and many other canals, including the Weihui Canal, were built after the liberation, completing the agricultural water supply and irrigation network. [Shoichi Komai]. …

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…前246年，涇河と洛河を結ぶ鄭国渠がひかれて以来，前95年(太始2)漢の武帝の時代に涇河と渭河を結ぶ白渠，さらに商顔山を貫き，トンネルと井戸をくみあわせた〈井渠（せいきよ）〉の形をとった竜首渠などがつくられた。唐代以後は開削はすすまず，土砂の堆積のため廃道となったものが多かったが，1935年に涇恵渠が開通，解放後も渭恵渠など多数の渠道が設けられたため，農業用水利灌漑網が完成した。【駒井 正一】。…

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