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| Incense Burner |
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| Incense Burner Bei zhong xiang lu. literally meaning ``incense burner in the quilts.`` is a delicate ball-shaped device invented in ancient China. The incense burner could be placed in the quilts for the purposes of warming and perfuming. |
| Driving-belt |
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| Driving-belt The belt-drive or driving-belt transmits power from one wheel to another. and produces continuous rotary motion. It existed as early as the first century BC in China. It is attested by Dictionary of Local Expressions. a book p |
| The Chain Pump |
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| One of the inventions of greatest utility. which has spread from China throughout the world. so that its origins are no longer realized. is the square-pallet chain pump. As may be seen in the accompanying illustrations. it consists of an e |
| Writing Materials before the Papermaking |
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| Writing Materials before the Papermaking Bamboo slips In the process of human development. people need at least one kind of medium to record their ancestors` knowledge and experience as well as some inventions. During the time when writing |
| The Development in Papermaking |
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| The Development in Papermaking 1 Bamboo segments were cut and soaked in ponds to loosen the tough outer layer. 2 The pulp was then produced using ground and boiled bamboo. hemp and cloth rag. 3 A thin layer of the mixed pulp was lifted and |
| The Birth of Papermaking |
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| The Birth of Papermaking Paper with characters written on it (Western Han Dynasty ) China was the first country in the world to invent paper. The earliest paper made from hemp fibers appeared during the 2nd century. Even before the end of |
| Cai Lun Improved the Papermaking Technology |
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| Cai Lun paper It was recorded in the history of Later Han of the fifth-century that Marquis Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty used inexpensive materials such as tree. hemp ends. tattered cloth. and broken fishing nets to make paper. This |
| The Spread of Papermaking |
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| during the second century. China began to produce writing paper with hemp or bark fibers. Later on. technological processes and equipment for papermaking were further developed. Chinese paper and papermaking were first introduced to Vietna |
| The Spread of Printing Technology |
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| China invented the printing technology. and then it spread to many countries. Japan was the first country to develop the printing technology after China. In the year 8. Japan began to use engraved block printing to publish Buddhist literat |
| The Invention of Printing Technology |
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| The Invention of Printing Technology---A Need for Cultural Spread From the Qin dynasty (221-206BC). Chinese characters developed rapidly. A book titled Shuowen Jiezi that was written in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)contained 9.353 chara |
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