Analysis on the causes of the loss of traditional technology

From16th century, modern science and technology came into being in Europe. Since then, there has been a booming situation. At that time, China's science remained in the traditional scope, and did not produce modern science and technology. What is the reason? First, suppress industry and commerce. The feudal government of China has long pursued the policy of emphasizing agriculture and restraining commerce. Especially in the late feudal society, the rulers stepped up their efforts to suppress industry and commerce, which restricted the scale of handicraft production and the improvement of handicraft technology, hindered the transition from agricultural economy to industrial and commercial economy, and also hindered the development of science and technology. At the same time, the mercantilist policy in Europe, the rapid development of commodity economy, the continuous expansion of handicraft workshops and the continuous progress of technology have provided impetus for the development of science and technology, such as the use of water trucks, windmills and various machine tools, which greatly promoted the development of mechanics; The development of metallurgy, textile and glass manufacturing provides the necessary experimental means for the whole natural science research. Second, imprison thoughts. In ancient China, Confucianism was the main educational content, and little knowledge of production and science and technology was involved, which made people follow the rules and dare not go beyond the line, which seriously imprisoned people's thoughts. /kloc-After the third century, in order to meet the requirements of industrial and commercial development, some regions in Europe have extensively developed civic education, successively established various ordinary schools and universities, accepted courses in natural science and literature, and trained a large number of knowledgeable industrialists, technicians, craftsmen and navigators, which played a leading role in the rise of modern science and technology. However, China's education still takes the "Four Books and Five Classics" as the main teaching material, despises skills, does not impart scientific knowledge, and does not cultivate warriors who dare to declare war on old ideas and concepts, so few scientists dare to create new theories. Finally, close the door. The Qing government pursued a closed-door policy and banned overseas trade, which blocked the normal exchange of Chinese and foreign cultures and made China lose the opportunity to absorb foreign advanced science and technology culture, and the gap between Chinese and foreign cultures continued to widen. In a word, the rise and rapid development of European capitalism has strongly promoted the emergence and rapid development of modern science and technology. At the same time, China's decadent feudal rule seriously hindered the further development of capitalism in China, and also seriously hindered China's science and technology from breaking through the traditional scope, being quickly caught up and surpassed by Europe, and finally did not produce modern science and technology in the true sense.