Chapter One Introduction
Section Ⅰ Defining Water Culture
Section Ⅱ Water Culture Plays an Important Role

Chapter Two Water and the Chinese Civilization
Section Ⅰ The Yellow River：the Cradle of the Chinese Civilization
Section Ⅱ Water and the Yellow River Civilization
Section Ⅲ The Yangtze River-Another River Breeding the Chinese Civilization
Section Ⅳ The Rise and Fall of the Yangtze River Culture
Section Ⅴ Yu and Flood Control Stories
Section Ⅵ Yu and the Chinese Civilization

Chapter Three Water and Agriculture
Section Ⅰ Water and Farmland Infrastructure
Section Ⅱ Water and Water Conservancy Tools for Agricultural Use
Section Ⅲ Water and Customs Related to Agricultural Production

Chapter Four Water and Politics
Section Ⅰ Water Management and Governance of China
Section Ⅱ Wise Rulers' Governance of Water and National Prosperity
Section Ⅲ Virtuous Officials' Management of Water and National Prosperity
Section Ⅳ Water， Country and People
Section Ⅴ Water and the Construction of the Ancient Cities

Chapter Five Water and Wars
Section Ⅰ Fight for Water
Section Ⅱ Water-aided War
Section Ⅲ Water as Soldiers

Chapter Six Water and Water Conservancy Projects
Section Ⅰ Irrigation Projects
Section Ⅱ CanaIProjects
Section Ⅲ Embankment Projects
Section Ⅳ Water Diversion Projects

Chapter Seven Water and Confucianism
Section Ⅰ The Wise Delight in Water
Section Ⅱ Comparing Water to People's Virtue
Section Ⅲ Comparing Water to Country Governance
Section Ⅳ Unity of Man and Nature

Chapter Eight Water and Taoism
Section Ⅰ The Highest Good is Like that of Water
Section Ⅱ Models with Virtue of Water
Section Ⅲ Actionless Administration
Section Ⅳ The Enlightenment of Actionless Administration
Section Ⅴ The Soft Triumphs over the Hard

Chapter Nine Water and Guanzi's Ideology
Section Ⅰ Water is the Origin of the World
Section Ⅱ Water and Self-cultivation as well as Statecraft
Section Ⅲ Water and Governance
Section Ⅳ Water and Choice of Residential Environment

Chapter Ten Water and Mohist Ideology
Section Ⅰ Manners of Yu and Universal Love
Section Ⅱ Self-cultivation through Clarifying Morality by Water
Section Ⅲ Water and Non-attack

Chapter Eleven Water and Literature
Section Ⅰ Water and Poetry
Section Ⅱ Water and Lyrics
Section Ⅲ Water and Fu
Section Ⅳ Water and Essay
Section Ⅴ Water and Novel
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Chapter Twelve Water and Art
Chapter Thirteen Water and Folkways