Illustrated Explanation of the Chariot System in the Artificers' Record
考工記車制圖解
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102 pages
Chinese ClassicsNatural PhilosophySacred TextsMechanical EngineeringChinese History StatecraftEast Asia
First Translation
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Catalog searches in local databases and Google Books returned the original Chinese woodblock editions of Ruan Yuan's 'Kao Gong Ji Che Zhi Tu Jie' (1820), but no English translations were found. While Ruan Yuan's scholarly reconstructions are foundational to modern studies of the 'Kao Gong Ji' (such as those by Jun Wenren and Joseph Needham), his specific 1820 commentary and its unique set of illustrations have not been published as a standalone English translation. Existing English works on the 'Artificers' Record' translate the primary ancient text rather than Ruan Yuan's specific 19th-century technical treatise.
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Experience a masterclass in ancient engineering as Ruan Yuan uses advanced mathematics and sharp philology to reconstruct the Zhou dynasty chariot. Discover how the 'Artificers' Record' reveals a world of geometric precision, where every spoke and axle-cap was a testament to both structural integrity and social order.
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Kao Gong Ji36p考工記27pchariot construction22pZheng Xuan22p
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