History of Chinese machinery development
Xia Xia ago and has not appeared in the Quan spoke and wheel spokes are two wheelers; Shang and Zhou Dynasty there was quite a sophisticated; canoe and raft and other water transport has long appeared. The late Neolithic period, people have been able to use tools and weapons of stone and mud casting a fan. During the Shang and Qing Dynasties, with the development of handicraft industry and the improvement of technical level, a splendid bronze culture was formed
China in about 40 to 500 thousand years ago, there have been processing crude scraperschoppers and three prismatic tip like device primitive tools. 4~5 years ago appeared grinding technology, many stone tools have been relatively smooth, blade is also sharp, and has a single edge, double blade, convex blade, concave blade and round blade of the points.
Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties: China's ancient metal smelting machinery, casting technology invention time earlier, and superb technology. Shang and Zhou dynasties such as the simple bronzeforceful of the spring and Autumn Period bronze delicate, formed in ancient Chinese. The unique style of bronze ware. Chinese has been found in the earliest bronze, such as bronze sword unearthed in Gansu Dongxiang Majiayao, dating back more than 4800 years of history.
China is one of the earliest countries for mechanical development in the world. China mechanical engineering technology not only has a long history and splendid achievements, not only for the development of Chinese material culture and social economy has played an important role in promoting, but also made great contributions to world civilization technology.