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Su Song (1019-1101) finished the world¡¯s first astronomical clock (Ë®ÔËÒÇÏǫ́)
on Jan. 16, 1989, 600 years before the Europeans.
Some experts claim his book on the clock was the world¡¯s mechanical design,
manual,with 60 illustrations and diagrams of the 150 separate parts.
The tower¡¯s upper layer was for astronomical observations, the central
section demonstrated celestial phenomena, and the lower area was a chronograph
with moving puppets to show time.
The water-powered wooden clock tower was a bit large for the average apartment¡ªabout
10 to 12 meters high and 7 meters wide. I suspect Chi-nese now have them
down to wristwatch-size (it would explain why my students are often astronomically
late to class).
S¨± S¨°ng was also an adept herbalist. In 1061 he compiled the ¡°Illustrated
Canon of Materia Medica¡± (Bencao Tujing±¾²Ýͼ¾)¡ªthe definitive guide for
those who think the grass is always greener on the other side. He explained,
for example, when and where to find ¡®dragon¡¯s blood¡¯ (dracaena family),
which modern Chinese claim lives for 8,000 years.
¡°Dragon¡¯s
blood is from plants. The fine looking trees are dozens of feet
tall. The red resin (from which it derives the name ¡®Dragon¡¯s Blood¡¯)
oozes from the trees like glue and congeals. Harvest time varies.¡±
S¨± S¨°ng¡¯s
Home (L¨²sh¨¡n T¨¢ng J¨«ngq¨± (S¨±S¨°ng G¨´j¨± «ɽÌþ°Çø,ËÕË̹ʾÓ)
S¨±s¨°ng ËÕËÌThe Ancestral Hall for Fujian's
Su Clan, is in the north-western corner of T¨®ng¡¯¨¡n. It was first built
in 994 A.D. by Su Guanghai, and S¨±S¨°ng was later born here.
Add: D¨¤t¨®ngzh¨¨n X¨«h¨¥i Ch¨ª #23 ´óͬÕòÏ´Ä«³Ø23ºÅ Tel: 7122883
S¨±
S¨°ng Science & Technology Hall (S¨± S¨°ng K¨¥j¨¬ Gu¨£n
J¨«ngq¨± ËÕË̿Ƽ¼¹Ý¾°Çø) Add: ´óͬÕò³ÇÎ÷·80ºÅ Tel: 7030608
T¨®ng¡¯¨¡n
Museum (T¨®ng¡¯¨¡n B¨®w¨²gu¨£n ͬ°²²©Îï¹Ý) Opened in early 1990 inside
the T¨®ng¡¯¨¡n Confucian Temple (see Religion Chapter), this mu-seum has
3 main areas: T¨®ng¡¯¨¡n historical relics, T¨®ng¡¯¨¡n historical person-ages,
and archives. The museum has at least a couple thousand items in the exhibits.
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