Brief introduction of Kao Gong Ji
Kao Gong Ji is the earliest handicraft technical document in China, which plays an important role in the history of science and technology, arts and crafts and culture in China. This was also unique in the world at that time.
The book ***7 100 words describes the contents of 30 jobs in six categories, such as carpentry, metalworking, leather, dyeing, scraping and grinding, and ceramics, reflecting the scientific and technological level achieved in China at that time. In addition, Kao Gong Ji also contains a lot of knowledge and experience in mathematics, geography, mechanics, acoustics and architecture.
For a long time, there have been different views on the author and the completion time of Kao Gong Ji in academic circles. Some scholars believe that Kao Gong Ji is an official book of Qi State (a book formulated by the Qi government to guide, supervise and examine the official handicraft industry and craftsman labor system), and the author is a scholar at Xia Xue Palace in Miracle. The main contents of Kao Gong Ji were compiled from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period, and some contents were supplemented in the middle and late Warring States Period.
Content overview
China's Handicraft Monographs in Pre-Qin Period. The author is unknown. According to legend, in the Western Han Dynasty, Zhouguan (that is, Zhou Li) lacked Dongguan, so it was expanded. The full text is about 7000 words, describing 30 jobs in six categories, such as carpentry, metalworking, leather-making, dyeing, jade-making and pottery-making. Among them, 6 jobs have been lost, and then 1 job is derived, and there are actually 25 jobs.
"Examination of Gong Ji" introduces the manufacturing technology and inspection methods of vehicles, palaces, weapons and ritual vessels respectively, involving knowledge and experience summary in mathematics, mechanics, acoustics, metallurgy and architecture. Dai Zhen, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, wrote Kao Gong Tu, and Cheng wrote Kao Gong Ji and Chuang Wu Ji.