And during the Northern Sung dynasty (960--1127), the prime minister Wang An-shih opposed a suggestion to dry up Liangshanpo on the grounds that "there would be no place to store the water."
北宋神宗時，王安石為相，當時朝廷財政困難，有人提議「涸梁山泊，可得良田萬頃」；王安石擔心「無儲水之地」，不答應填湖。