Li Bing (about 302 ~235 BC), born in unknown place, was a famous expert in water conservancy engineering during the Warring States Period. From 256 BC to 25 BC1year, he was appointed as the magistrate of Shu County (now Chengdu) by Zhao Haoqi, king of Qin. During this period, Li Bing managed water and created outstanding achievements. The guiding ideology of his weir construction is the Taoist thought of "Taoism is natural" and "harmony between man and nature". He recruited migrant workers to set up many water conservancy projects in the Minjiang River basin, among which Dujiangyan water conservancy project co-chaired by him and his son is the most famous. For thousands of years, this project has laid a solid foundation for Chengdu Plain to become a land of abundance. In memory of Li Bing and his son, the Erwang Temple was built in Dujiangyan. Dujiangyan has become a famous scenic spot.
After Dujiangyan, he built a water conservancy project in Luoshui Town, Shifang, Sichuan, died here and was buried in Zhangshan Mountain next to Luoshui Town. Be respected as the master of Sichuan by later generations. On both sides of the pass between Gaojingguan and Luoshui, next to Luoshui, later generations built Dawang Temple and Erwang Temple to commemorate Li Bing and his son.
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Everything that Li Bing has done, especially the Dujiangyan water conservancy project, has had a far-reaching impact on Sichuan society. After the completion of Dujiangyan and other water conservancy projects, great changes have taken place in Sichuan, and the Minjiang River flood that has harmed people for thousands of years has been completely eradicated. Du Fuyun in Tang Dynasty: "Didn't you see that Shu was a satrap in Qin Dynasty, carving stones to make five rhinos?". Although there has been a method of being tired of winning since ancient times, Jiang Shuisheng came to the east, and Shu people boasted for thousands of years, not near Zhangyilou. " Since then, "drought has caused water seepage, and rain has flooded." Therefore, floods and droughts follow people, without knowing hunger, there is no hunger, and the world is rich. " The development of water conservancy has made Sichuan's agricultural production develop rapidly and become a famous land of plenty in China. In the Western Han Dynasty, Jiangnan was flooded, and in the Tang Dynasty, "Bashu millet brought Jiangnan". With the opening of the passage, Bai Zi Dazhu in Minshan Mountain can "go with the flow, sit on the ground and grow trees, saving labor and time". Moreover, famous local specialties such as Shu brocade are also transported to various places through these channels. Because of Li Bing's pioneering work, Chengdu has become not only the political, economic and transportation center of Sichuan and even the southwest, but also a city with extremely developed industry, commerce and transportation in China.
The Dujiangyan water conservancy project built by Li Bing occupies a glorious page not only in the history of water conservancy in China, but also in the history of water conservancy in the world. Its long history is world-famous, and its complete design is amazing! Many water conservancy projects were built in ancient China, among which Shaopi, Zhangshui Canal and Zheng Guoqu were quite famous, but they were abandoned one after another. Dujiangyan, founded by Li Bing, has been enduring for a long time, and still plays a variety of functions such as flood control, irrigation and transportation.
Li Bing has made an indelible contribution to the development of Sichuan, and people will always miss him. For more than 2,000 years, Sichuanese have regarded Li Bing as the "master of Sichuan". 1974 A stone statue of Li Bing was found in Dujiangyan Hub Project with the inscription: "Li Fujun in Shu County is afraid of ice". It can be seen that as early as 1800 years ago, Li Bing's achievements have been praised by people. People nearby also appreciate Li Bing's achievements. 1955, when Guo Moruo arrived in guanxian, he wrote an inscription: "Li Bing dug away from the pile and dug a salt well, which not only benefited Shu people, but was actually an outstanding engineering and technical expert in China two thousand years ago."