Achievements in writings on ancient Chinese scientific and technological achievements

(1) Agricultural monographs: ① During the Northern Dynasties, Jia Sixie's "Essentials for Qi Min" systematically summarized the agricultural and animal husbandry production experience, food processing and storage, and utilization of wild plants in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River before the 6th century.

The earliest and most complete agricultural book.

②During the Ming Dynasty, Xu Guangqi's "Agricultural Policy Complete Book".

This article comprehensively introduces my country's traditional agricultural achievements and establishes a relatively complete agricultural system.

The book also introduces the "Taiwan Water Law" and introduces Europe's advanced water conservancy technologies and tools.

The book consists of 60 volumes and is divided into 12 sections. Among them, "Famine Relief" accounts for one-third of the book, which shows that the author is concerned about the suffering of the people, and also illustrates the seriousness of the famine and the decline of the political situation at that time.

(2) Handicraft monograph: During the Warring States Period, the handicraft monograph "Kaogong Ji" appeared.

It describes the design specifications and manufacturing processes of various types of work in Qi's government-run handicraft industry. It not only plays an important role in the history of the development of engineering records in my country, but is also unique in the world at that time.

(3) Scientific and technological treatises: "Mengxi Bi Tan" by Northern Song Dynasty scientist Shen Kuo summarizes many scientific and technological achievements in ancient my country, mainly during the Northern Song Dynasty, and plays an important role in the history of science and technology in my country and the world.

British scholar Joseph Needham called Shen Kuo "the most outstanding figure in the history of Chinese science and technology" and "Mengxi Bi Tan" is "a milestone in the history of Chinese science."

(4) Comprehensive work on production technology: "Tiangong Kaiwu" by Song Yingxing of the Ming Dynasty summarized the production technology of agriculture and handicrafts in the Ming Dynasty.

The book also includes some technologies introduced from abroad, which shows that the continuous introduction of overseas technologies has become indispensable knowledge for people.

Foreign countries call it "China's 17th-century craft encyclopedia".