李仪祉是我国现代水利建设的先驱,著名水利学家和教育家,首倡将西方先进水利科学技术运用于我国大江大河的治理研究。他以天下水利为己任,投身水利事业,躬亲水利实践,倡导科学治水,首创水利社团,在中国近现代水利史上树起了一座丰碑。河南作为全国第一人口大省、农业大省和粮食生产大省,也是全国唯一地跨长江、淮河、黄河、海河四大流域的省份,水利发展的成败,不仅事关全省水利工程的顺利建设,更是事关中原崛起、河南振兴、民生福祉的千秋大事。河南的水利事业,已从传统农业命脉发展为工业命脉、城市命脉乃至整个国民经济的命脉,并且还是生态环境的重要保障。 Li Yizhi, a pioneer of modern water conservancy construction in China, a famous water conservancy scientist and an educator, advocated the application of Western advanced science and technology of water science and technology to the governance of major rivers in our country. He took the world’s water conservancy as its mission, to join the water conservancy cause, practice water conservancy practice, promote scientific water management, water conservancy organizations, in China’s modern history of water conservancy has erected a monument. Henan Province, as the country with the largest population, the largest agricultural province and the largest grain-producing province in China, is also the only province across the Yangtze River, the Huaihe River, the Yellow River and the Haihe River. The success or failure of water conservancy development is not only related to the success of water conservancy projects across the province Construction, but also related to the rise of the Central Plains, revitalization of Henan, livelihood and welfare of the great event. Henan’s water conservancy has developed from the traditional agricultural lifeline to the lifeblood of the industry, the lifeblood of cities and the entire national economy, and is also an important guarantee for the ecological environment.