Research On The Dissemination Of Modern Hydro Science Knowledge In The Eastern Miscellany

The Eastern Miscellany,sponsored by the Commercial Press,is a landmark publication of the Commercial Press,founded in 1904 and published in 44 volumes until 1948.It has witnessed the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty,two world wars,the world economic crisis and other major historical events in China and abroad.During the course of more than 40 years,the Eastern Miscellany had gradually become a large comprehensive journal,spreading considerable scientific knowledge,and scientific communication is one of the directions it has always insisted on.From the second half of the 19 th century,exchanges between China and the West gradually increased,and the introduction of new science and technology led to the absorption of fresh content into traditional Chinese water science and technology,which began a major process of transformation.Throughout the ages,rulers who had made a difference had made water conservancy a major part of their plans to govern their country.Throughout China’s history,the rise and fall of water resources and the country’s prosperity and decline there was a very close relationship.In the modern trend of industrial salvation,"Water conservancy rejuvenates the country" and "Water conservancy to save the country" were important branches of modern national salvation ideas and thinking,many people had expressed directly or indirectly the beliefs or ideas of water conservation to save the country.The spread of knowledge of western hydro science also made the country aware of the development and changes in the world,and that the only way to keep up with the pace of the world was to strengthen the construction of water conservancy,and to get out of the modern-day ills,which showed the importance of hydro science at that time.In this paper,we analyze the contents and characteristics of the hydro science knowledge disseminated in the period of 1904-1948 in the Eastern Miscellany.The Eastern Miscellany was a rich source of hydro science knowledge,spreading not only scientific and technological knowledge from China and the West,but also scientific theories and ideas,as well as discussions on the history of water conservation and its practicality for the real world,and providing a forum for scholars to discuss important domestic academic issues.The knowledge of hydro science disseminated includes hydrology,agricultural water,hydraulics,hydropower,water management,etc.,which basically includes the important contents of the common disciplines in hydro science.The development of the hydro science knowledge disseminated in the Eastern Miscellany has gone through more than 40 years of development and changes,and the development of its hydro science dissemination ideas also reflects to a certain extent the evolution of China’s modern hydro science dissemination ideas,providing a rich historical material for the study of hydro science dissemination history.At the same time,the dissemination of hydro science knowledge in the Eastern Miscellany also reflects the fact that the hydro science community in modern China did not simply learn from the West,but developed its own hydro science and technology and developed its own water industry based on learning from the West and taking into account national conditions.The question of whether or not to westernize and learn from the West is still a matter of debate today,a debate about local versus foreign culture.In modern China,which lags behind the West as a whole,learning from the West is inevitable,but the key is to take into account China’s national conditions,and only development that relies on itself and is based on its own reality is long-term.