Water Conservancy Governance and Regional Social Development in the Qing Dynasty:A Case Study of Western Sichuan Plain
After the restoration of Dujiangyan canal system in the early Qing Dynasty,water conservancy management gradually became an important matter to maintain local community's order.The official government plays a leading role in the water conservancy construction in the West Sichuan Plain.The governance mode of Dujiangyan has laid the basic pattern of the"integrated"water conservancy management system in the West Sichuan Plain and formed the character-istics of multi-party cooperative annual maintenance featuring with government-supervised and private-run manage-ment.This water conservancy governance mode has a profound impact on local society,and the development of canal system and river channel management promotes the regional economy.In the local water conservancy governance,the division of labor and cooperation of weir and canal affairs also constantly coordinate the relationship between states and counties.In the civil weir management,weir director,serves as an"intermediary",also strengthens the interaction be-tween officials and the public.For the residents,water conservancy management has become a key to integrate the so-cial order of immigrants.
DujiangyanWestern Sichuan Plainwater conservancy governanceintegrationregional development
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