水利是农耕文明中一个重要的经济活动,河套平原河势平缓,土质肥沃,易于引水灌溉农田牧场,成为历史上兴修水利的重点地区之一,也是古代农耕文明与游牧文明频繁交融的热土。本文即结合河套地区历代水利开发的情况说明其对农耕文明与游牧文明相互交融的影响。 Water conservancy is an important economic activity in the farming civilization. The Hetao plain has a gentle river regime, fertile soil and easy water diversion to irrigate farmland and pasture. It has become one of the key areas for water conservancy construction in history and also a hot spot for the frequent blending of ancient farming civilization and nomadic civilization. This article is based on the Hetao area historical development of water conservancy to illustrate its farming civilization and nomadic civilization mutual influence.