|
|
|
|
|
|
Compendium of Materia Medica
The traditional Chinese medicine is a great treasure house, in which The Compendium of Materia Medica is an epoch－making, encyclopedic work.
Talking about the Compendium, one will naturally call to mind its author, the great medicine scientist Li Shizhen.
|
|
|
|
Exploitation of the Works of Nature
The scientific work Exploitation of the Works of Nature was written 300 years ago. The farming techniques and security measures in coal mining recorded in the book are still applicable even today. |
|
|
|
The Du River Dyke
Water conservancy projects were of vital importance in ancient China when agriculture was the foundation of the country. In ancient times, the Chinese nation began to build water conservancy projects on a large scale. |
|
|
|
Papermaking
In medieval Europe, 300 and more sheets of parchment were used to print a Bible. The bulk, the complicated work and cost limited its circulation. |
|
 |
