人们与水打交道时通常要借助工具,特别是在治水、管水、用水等劳动过程中,除了使用普通工具(如挖掘、起重的器械、设备等)之外,还创造和发明了许多主要用于水事活动的工具。工具是物质性的器物,每一种水工具的创造和使用,都凝结着人类的知识、能力和智慧。正如马克思所指出的,会制造和使用工具是人与动物的重要区别之一,生产工具是“已经在生产中实现了的科学力量”。水工具体现了人水关系中人的能动性和创造性,标志着人类文化的演进。随着现代科技的发展,有些工具的实用价值在逐渐减 People usually use tools when dealing with water, especially in the process of water treatment, pipe water and water use, in addition to using common tools (such as digging, lifting equipment, equipment, etc.), also created and invented many major Tools for water activities. Tools are material objects. The creation and use of each water instrument condenses human knowledge, abilities and wisdom. As Marx pointed out, one of the important differences between man and animals that make and use a tool is that “the scientific power that has been realized in production”. Water tools reflect the human initiative and creativity in human-water relations, marking the evolution of human culture. With the development of modern science and technology, the practical value of some tools is gradually decreasing