Bianqu canal
Bianqu canal
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In the earlier years of the Eastern Han , the government had attached importance to constructing water conservancy , in the reign of Emperor Ming , the noted specialist Wang Jing and Wang Wu organized the huge project to repair and harness the Yellow River and the Bianqu canal , in which hundreds of thousands of people were recruited .
东汉初年,官府已注意水利的兴修。明帝时,命民间水利专家王景和将作谒者王吴主持修治黄河和汴渠,并为这项工程而征调数十万人。