冯道立(1782-1860年),字务堂,号西园,江苏东台人,清代著名水利专家。冯道立从小目睹江淮人民饱受洪灾威胁的场景,便立志成为李冰、郭守敬那样的水利家。他在青年时代就绝意仕途,而发愤专攻水利,立志为桑梓造福。冯道立阅读了大量关于水利的著作,同时又非常注重实际研究。他多次雇船到长江、淮河、废黄河、白马湖、高宝湖、洪泽湖以及范公堤等地区进行实地勘察,深入到田间地头河边湖畔,访问当地的农夫、渔民,从而获得第一手的资料。访问之后,他又查阅有关水 Feng Daoli (1782 - 1860), the word hall, No. West Park, Jiangsu Dongtai people, the Qing Dynasty well-known water experts. When Feng Dao-li, who had witnessed the flood-threatening situation of the JAC people, determined to become a water conservancy like Li Bing and Guo Shou-jing. In his youth, he never stopped his career, but he was very angry at water and determined to bring benefits to his homeland. Feng Dao Li read a lot of books on water conservancy, but also attaches great importance to the actual study. He hired many vessels to the Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Yellow River wasteland, Baima Lake, Kaohsiung Lake, Hongze Lake and Fan Gongdi and other areas to conduct field surveys, deep into the riverside lakefront fields, visit the local farmers, fishermen in order to obtain first-hand data. After the visit, he also reviewed the water