A History of Science and Technology in China · Volume on Transportation: Volume on Transportation

Author: Xi Longfei
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is the "Transportation Volume" of A History of Science and Technology in China. The entire volume is divided into three parts: the history of shipbuilding technology, the history of water transport technology, and the history of land transportation. The section on the history of shipbuilding technology discusses the origins of Chinese boats and ships, the foundation, development, maturation, and peak of ancient shipbuilding technology, as well as the decline of the Chinese sailing ship industry and the development of the modern shipbuilding industry. The section on the history of water transport technology explores the opening and evolution of ancient Chinese maritime routes, inland and canal water transport engineering, and maritime management systems. The section on the history of land transportation examines the development and expansion of land transportation networks in different historical periods, the establishment of transportation facilities, and the techniques and management systems of road construction. This book is suitable for historians, scholars of the history of science and technology, transportation historians, and students and teachers of relevant disciplines in higher education institutions.