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MENTAL MODEL · M8869

Exploitation of the Works of Nature

Exploitation of the Works of Nature
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

An encyclopedia of technology by Song Yingxing of the Ming Dynasty, systematically recording agricultural and handicraft production techniques—a compendium of ancient Chinese technology.

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Systematization of technical knowledge. It systematically records scattered technical knowledge for transmission and improvement.

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A comprehensive craft encyclopedia written by Song Yingxing in the late Ming Dynasty, systematically documenting agricultural and handicraft techniques, emphasizing the combination of 'Tian Gong' (natural forces) and 'Kai Wu' (human development). The mechanism is the systematic recording of empirical technical systems.

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