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Bai Gong
Western Han dynasty engineer, builder of Baigong Canal

Bai Gong

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Western Han dynasty engineer, builder of Baigong Canal
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白公(?—?),西汉关中水利家。赵国中大夫。曾主持修建关中白渠。

太始二年(前95年),郑国渠修成逾百年来长期失修,他奏请汉武帝在郑国渠以北再凿渠道,从谷口(今泾阳县王桥镇西北5公里处)修渠引泾水至栎阳(今西安市临潼区栎阳街道东北10公里处)注入渭水,引泾水灌田。获汉武帝准允后,勘测地形,设计方案,主持修建。开凿了三道水渠,可灌溉泾阳、礼泉。渠长二百里,灌溉农田四千五百余顷,民得其利。为纪念白公业绩,此渠被命名为“白渠”。

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