中文摘要：

本文论述赣州城的地理位置、历史沿革，特别论述了风水大师杨筠松营建赣州城以龟为意匠的文化内涵，以及赣州城选址的利与弊．赣州城历代水患及城市防洪排涝措施及其城历代的营建和布局。大师选址营城，兼有防卫和抗洪功用的城墙．排涝的福寿沟水系，古老的街巷，众多的文物名胜，中国第一个城市名胜景观的诞生地，灿烂的历史文化．都表明了赣州是中国古城营建的典范和活教材，体现了古人的大智慧。而杨筠松、孔宗翰、刘彝三位大师则为赣州城市营建史上的功臣。

英文摘要：

This paper states the geographic location environment and brief history of Ganzhou City, specially discussing the idea of the Master of Fengshui, Yan-Junsong who planning and building Ganzhou City with a tortoise and its＇ cultural connotation. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of it s site-selection, discussing urban flooding and the measures against the flood disasters, and also expounding the history of Urban planning and construction. It commends that Ganzhou City is an example and a book of city p~anning and construction in ancient China on account of masters selecting site and constructing the city, the citywalls with both functions of military defence and flood control, and the urban canal system Fushougou against waterlogging, historical streets and lanes, and cultural relics, landscapes, the place of first urban scenic spots being born here and splendid historical culture. It embodies the great wisdom of ancient Chinese.Three masters, Yan-Junsong, Kong-Zonghan and Liu-Yi are heroes in the history of urban construction of Ganzhou.