外教社中国概况（英文版）PPT课件CHAPTER 9.pptx

CHAPTER 9Science Technology CONTENTSIScience and Technologyin Ancient ChinaIIScience and Technology in Present-day China Science and Technologyin Ancient ChinaI 1234“Four Great Inventions” of Ancient ChinaBronze WareDidongyi, the Chinese Seismoscopeπ 5678Science and Technology in AgricultureOcean NavigationAstronomyCeramics Historical Changes of the Chinese Economy1“Four Great Inventions” “Four Great Inventions” Papermaking Before the invention of the paper, oracle bones, bamboo slips and silk were used as the materials for writing expensive heavy Western Han Dynasty Easter Han dynasty“Duke Cai’s Paper” the spread of papermaking Movable Type PrintingNorthern Song Dynasty, Bi Shengthe birth of movable type printing Although this method was primitive and simple, it used the same principle as modern lead movable type printing Since the 13th century, movable type printing was introduced to Korea, Japan and other areas. CompassChina is the first country in the world to have discovered and used magnets. Sinan, “herald of south” great significance in the history of geographic development. “fire medicine”By accident, with a mixture of sulfur, saltpetre, charcoal, etc., they found the formula for gunpowder. Gunpowder puppet showsmilitary purposesfirst rocket Cultural NotesPuppet ShowA play that is performed by an actor who manipulates a puppet and tells a story.The puppet show appeared as a drama performance in the Han Dynasty. During the performance, the actor manipulated the puppet behind a curtain, with singing and music as accompaniment. Bronze Ware2The ancient Chinese bronze casting started in the Xia Dynasty,about 4,000 years ago every aspect of life five steps a ritual device The number of Dings owned reflected the status of a personthe weight of a bronze Ding demonstrated the power of the ruler Houmuwu Ding the Square Goblet with Four Ramsthe Bronze Masked Statuethe Giant Bronze Standing Statuethe Bronze Sacred Tree the worlds top artifacts Cult