On Wang Anshi's and Su Shi's Water Control Strategies Based on Xuanwu Lake and West Lake
Wang Anshi and Su Shi were giants in the fields of thought,culture,and politics of the Northern Song Dynasty,and their mutual relations have been extensively discussed.The great failure of Wang Anshi in governing Xuanwu Lake is an un-deniable fact,while Su Shi's great success in governing West Lake is a well-known historical fact.Exploring the water control strategies of Wang Anshi and Su Shi through their governance concepts displayed in the management of Xuanwu Lake and West Lake,as well as their impact on later generations,can provide multiple inspirations for today's social governance and cultural devel-opment.
Wang AnshiSu ShiXuanwu LakeWest Lakewater control strategies