Wu Kai in the Heavenly Palace was first published on 1637 (the tenth year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty). The writer is a scientist Song. Foreign scholars call it "China17th century craft encyclopedia". In the book, the author emphasizes that human beings should live in harmony with nature and human resources should cooperate with natural forces. It is the most abundant historical data of science and technology in China. It focuses more on handicrafts and reflects the productive forces of capitalism in China in the late Ming Dynasty.
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Creation background
There are many kinds of handicrafts in Ming dynasty, which have reached a certain scale, especially metallurgy, ceramics, textiles and other industries closely related to the national economy and people's livelihood. The cotton textile industry has become the main household sideline, the porcelain industry is well-known at home and abroad, the metallurgical industry has developed from government to private, and the shipbuilding industry has developed.
The greatest feature of Song dynasty's scholarship is "novelty" and "difference", and its main way of scholarship is to get out of the study and get in touch with society. His travels and the professional experience of lower-level officials have given him more opportunities to understand the technological processes in the production field of grassroots people.