自本世纪50年代以来,日本的中国水利史研究逐渐活跃,且成果斐然。1991年,京都大学文学博士、爱知大学教授谷光隆先生出版的学术新著《明代河工史研究》,就是这一学术领域中的又一杰出成果。这部50余万字的专著,对中国明代的治河问题,特别是以黄河治理为中心的黄河、淮河、运河交会地区的治理历史进行了深入研究和全面总结。这部著作,对明代治河的基本史料,旁征博引,收集、发掘非常丰富;对 Since the 1950s, Japan’s research on water conservancy history has been increasingly active and successful. In 1991, Kyoto University literature, Aichi University professor Gu Guanglong academic new book “History of the Ming Dynasty river works” is another outstanding achievement in this academic field. The monograph of more than 500,000 words made an in-depth study and comprehensive summary of the governance history of the river regulation in the Ming Dynasty in China, especially the Yellow River, Huaihe River and Canal Crossing centered on the Yellow River governance. This book, on the basic historical materials of the Ming Dynasty River governance, next to collect quotations, collection, excavation is very rich;