An Analysis For Chuzhou Area Between The Tenth And The Twelfth Century

Chuzhou(covering the area of Huaiyin District,Chuzhou District,Qingpu District,Qinghe District in Huaian city and most parts of Yancheng City in today Jiangsu Province)is located in Eastern Jianghuai plain with humid climate,four palpable seasons,many lakes and rivers crossed.During the period of the Five Dynasties,it belonged to Yang Wu and Southern Tang separatist regime.In AD 958 year,it was plundered by Later Zhou Dynasty.After the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty,it has become one of the states,which has arranged Shanyang,Yancheng,Huaiyin,Chuzhou and Baoying.The Chuzhou administrative region were accordingly constructed.The Northern Song Dynasty,Chuzhou,as the city located in the intersection of Huainan canal and Bian River,has been playing the hub function of north-south waterway,and is the place gathering many clusters of boats,so Chuzhou has played an important role in maintaining the stability of the Northern Song Dynasty.Affairs belonging to the part of Chuzhou in Huainan canal were connected with the rulers of Northern Song.In order to ensure the safety of the national lifeline,the government of Northern Song remedied the river of Chuzhou section.First of all,in order to improve the Chuzhou river shipping conditions,the government has undertaken several water conservancy construction in Shanyang and Huaiyin,such as the excavation of Shahe channel,Hongze canal,Guishan canal and waterway in Tonglian;secondly,in order to alleviate the problem of its shallow river,the government set the weir,gate in the canal to achieve the canal water storage function.In order to meet the needs of the development of the Huainan canal navigation,the Chuzhou river section has also experienced the process of changing the weir to the sluice and turning the sluice into the weir.Again,the government officials were through the division of functions,regulation of the transport ship speed and took other measures to promote ecological berm to strengthen the management and maintenance of the canal.The above measures not only ensure the safety of the canal,but also promote the stability of Chuzhou society,providing a good external environment for Chuzhou's population growth,economic development and education rise,and Chuzhou's salt industry,shipbuilding industry and other characteristic handicraft industries are developing vigorously.During the Southern Song Dynasty,Chuzhou became one of the main battles between the two song and Jin Dynasties,so the defense of the Southern Song Dynasty also paid great attention to the defense of Chuzhou.First of all,the government increased the number of new army and the number of troops in Chuzhou to form strength advantages.Secondly,repair the city walls and improve the durability and durability of the cities such as Shanyang and Huaiyin;third,organize local people to build Shan-shui villages on their own environment to defend themselves.These measures not only diversify the defense of Chuzhou,but also effectively guarantee the security of the Huainan and Jiangnan areas.In addition to perfecting the defense system,the government also carry out trading activities in Chuzhou for the monopoly market,so Chuzhou has played an irreplaceable role in the relationship between the two countries in Song Dynasty and JinDynasty.The Song Dynastyof Chuzhou,is not only the important hub city of canal line,but also the defensive place on both sides of the border.The characteristics of this city in Chuzhou are unique in this period,which are unparalleled in the other cities of the two Song Dynasty.However,the academic research results on Chuzhou are relatively few and some treatises are lack of systematic,so the present situation gives us a lot of space to write.By analyzing the characteristics of Chuzhou,we can further study the history of the canal history and border area in Song Dynasty,and also provide references for the canal economy and Song-Jin relationship in Song Dynasty.