1st Edition
Ancient Chinese Encyclopedia of Technology Translation and Annotation of Kaogong ji, The Artificers' Record
Preface Background Part I 1. Opening paragraphs 2. Wheelwrights 3. Chariot-body makers 4. Pole makers 5. Metal workers 6. Forging founders, Smelting founders, Sword-smiths 7. Bell-founders 8. Measure makers, Plough makers 9. Cuirass makers 10. Skinners 11. Drum-makers, Tanners, Furriers 12. Painters, Embroiderers 13. Feather-dyers, Silk printers 14. Silk-cleaners Part II 15. Jade makers, Comb makers, Carvers 16. Stone-chime makers 17. Arrow makers 18. Potters, Proto-porcelain makers 19. Cabinet makers 20. Weapon-handle makers 21. Master-builders, builders and carpenters 22. Cartwrights 23. Bow makers Appendix 1. Original Chinese Text Appendix 2. A Brief Chronology of the Dynasties in History of China Appendix 3. The Equivalence of Chinese Weights and Measures in Metric Units Glossary of Chinese Characters
Biography
Jun Wenren is a Research Fellow at Zhejiang University, China, and has worked concurrently for over ten years as a senior design, system, and hardware engineer in leading technology companies, USA.
