This paper aims to study the construction process of Jiangnan Seawall and the factors constraining the process due to technicality and collection of raw materials in the Ming and Qing Dynasty.

• 本文主要探讨明清江南海塘的修筑过程以及施工中技术、原料问题所受的因素制约，考察中国古代大型公共水利工程中生态、社会因素的影响以及施工中的人地关系问题。