Ancient Chinese tricks are ingenious, but modern times are still high-tech
As one of the world's last four ancient civilizations, China has a long history of 5,000 years and has created countless amazing inventions. Even now, we can't help but sigh that the wisdom of the ancients is far beyond our imagination.
In particular, some of the "ingenious and unique" items invented in ancient China can still be considered high-tech even now. Compared to other countries and civilizations, when our ancestors invented these "high technologies", they were instead in a backward and closed state.
So, let's go together, what are the "ingenious and unique" inventions in ancient China, which are still regarded as high-tech?
The incense burner in the Tang costume originated in the Tang Dynasty, also known as "aromatherapy ball", "lying mattress incense burner" and so on. This uniquely designed incense burner has a spherical shell and a spherical half-furnace in the center, with two or three layers of concentric rings inside, which rotate freely through two radial holes in the inner ring.
No matter how you turn your body, the incense burner will remain level, which is the effect of gravity. Many people may see it as just a delicate gadget, but in fact, it is not only a work of art, but also an important creation in mechanism.
For example, any object we use in our lives, if we want to maintain stability and balance, we need to find a stable direction of gravity. But the incense burner is different, no matter how it is placed, it can always be kept in balance.
That's the magic of it. Therefore, the quilted incense burner is not only a beautiful work of art, but also an institutional innovation, which solves the problem of maintaining balance through clever design.
It's an unassailable balance, and no matter how you turn it, it stays on the same level.
In modern society, the principle of gyroscopes is very similar to the principle of stability in aviation navigation. In navigation, to keep the compass steady in the waves, it must be suspended from a flat ring device on a gimbal bracket.
Similarly, many modern technologies rely on similar stabilization mechanisms to ensure their proper operation in complex environments.
The only way to keep the compass level and stable in the face of wind and waves and the swing of the hull is to do this. Our ancestors integrated this intricate high-tech design into the small space of the incense burner, which is enough to amaze the whole world.
The Han Dynasty goose fish copper lamp also has an elegant, gorgeous and generous appearance, and more importantly, its practicality, far beyond our imagination. Many people may not know that when using a goose fish copper lamp, you don't have to worry about oil smoke polluting the air.
The design of the goose fish copper lamp is very ingenious, the wild goose stands, looks back at the fish, the goose neck and the lamp body are connected with each other in the way of the mother and child's mouth, and the fish body is the same as the goose neck and the abdominal cavity hole.
The user only needs to gently turn the handle of the circular lamp plate, and the ring foot under the disk can be closed with the straight mouth of the goose's back.
This ingenious design is designed to block the wind and adjust the brightness of the light by embedding two curved screens between the cover and the light panel. Just imagine, if a modern person went back to ancient times, would he be able to create such exquisite objects with only the simplest tools, as the ancients did?
This undoubtedly shows the wisdom and diligence of the people in the heyday of the ancient Chinese feudal dynasty, which is worthy of in-depth study by future generations. The ancients were good at turning decay into magic, full of romantic imagination, and designed seemingly useless objects into exquisite and extraordinary, which not only reflects the breadth and profundity of Chinese culture, but also deserves our deep thought and learning.
Susha Zen clothes are known as one of the national treasures of our country. In 1972, it was discovered in the Mawangdui Han Tomb and attracted widespread attention. This Han Dynasty textile has been rated as a national first-class cultural relic, and is known as the world's lightest plain yarn Zen robe.
This garment has an amazing legend that fits perfectly into an ordinary matchbox. After actual measurements, the weight of the garment is only about 25 grams after removing the heavier parts such as the cuffs and neckline, and it can be easily folded into a matchbox.
What's even more surprising is that there are as many as two plain yarn Zen clothes unearthed that year. Of these, one weighs 49 grams (cuffs and neckline combined), while the other is lighter at just 48 grams.
Unexpectedly, despite decades of research by researchers, the highest level of modern technology is still 5G behind the lightest genuine product. Even if it is only a gap between 5G, it seems to be separated by an insurmountable chasm.
However, the countless objects created by the wisdom of the ancient working people of China are even more amazing. In this 5,000-year history, no one can guess how magnificent the picture of civilization that belongs to China will be.