灵渠修建于中国秦代，是先人的聪明才智和辛勤劳动创建的运河工程。《解读古灵渠之谜(英文版)》(作者伍镇基)叙述了秦从小部落走上诸侯国的过程中，如何推动水利工程的发展，又如何利用水工效能从实现富国强兵到促进中国社会的统一；对历代沟通中国南北水系直航直运的灵渠工程作了详细的论证，有助于读者重新认识古灵渠。

《解读古灵渠之谜(英文版)》介绍了：This book describes how the people of Qin stepped from existence as a small tribe into the ranks of a feudal state and how they utilized water conservancy to make their country rich, to build up its military might, to annex six slates, and to successfully carry out their southern attack on Bai Yue to unify China.

This book not only unveils the mystery of the ancient Ling Canal, but reveals the cultural treasures of water conservancy within the Chinese nation It is well worth reading.

《解读古灵渠之谜(英文版)》的作者是伍镇基。

Preface of Chinese Edition

Foreword of English Edition

A Few Words from the English Reviser

Chapter I The People of Qin Stepped into the

 Feudal States from a Small Tribe

 Section 1 Birth of the State of Qin

 Section 2 The State of Qin Rose Abruptly

Chapter II The Water Conservancy in the State of

 Qin Makes the Country Rich and Builds

 up its Military Might

 Section 1 The Project of Dujiangyan Established

 "a Land of Plenty

 Section 2 Zheng Guo Canal Accomplished "a Vast

 Expanse of Fertile Land in Guanzhong

Chapter Ill Qin Annexes Six States; Whole Central

 Plains under One Ruler

Chapter IV Southern Attaek on Baiyue to Unify

 China

 Section 1 Qin Shi Huang Orders a South Attack on Baiyue

 Section 2 Qin Shi Huang Orders the Construction of a

 Canal for Transporting Army Provisions

 Section 3 The Ling Canal Promotes the Unification of

 Lingnan

Chapter V The Mystery of the Ling Canal of the Qin

 Dynasty

 Section 1 Headwork of the Ling Canal

 Section 2 Canal Work

 Section 3 A Diagram of the Original Headwork and Canal

 Project of the Qin Dynasty

 Section 4 The Construction Year of the Qin's Ling

 Canal

Chapter VI The Mystery of the Ling Canal of the

 Eastern Han Dynasty 

 Section 1 The Political Situation of Nanyue Needing the

 Ling Canal

 Section 2 Ma Yuan goes on an Expedition to Nanyue

 and Extend a North Canal 

 Section 3 Return the True Features of the North Canal to

 the History of the Ling Canal 

Chapter VII The Mystery of the Ling Canal of the

 Tang Dynasty ]

 Section 1 Li Bo Recognizes the Ling Canal and Draw

 a Salutary Lesson From It

 Section 2 From a New Cognition, Out Leaps a New

 Theory

Chapter VII The Mystery of the Ling Canal of the

 Qing Dynasty

 Section 1 The Stone Dike Transformation from

 Ploughshare-Type to Renzi-Shape

 (i.e., Rafter Dam)

 Section 2 The Evolution of the Headwork Face of the Ling

 Canal was Developed from the Qin to the Qing

 Dynasty

Chapter IX The Ling Canal in Modern Times

 Section 1 The Ling Canal before the Founding of the

 People's Republic of China

 Section 2 The Ling Canal after the Founding of the

 People's Republic of China