History of Chinese agricultural tools

Author: Zhou Xin
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Publish Date: 2005-06-20
Features: Earth, a natural celestial body not too large, formed from cosmic nebula, has gone through the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, and Quaternary eras. Starting from aquatic algae cells, it evolved over billions of years into primates and, on this basis, developed the "holy child of all things" – humans, who possess the ability to think and use tools. From then on, Earth entered an era dominated by humans, marking the beginning of a new age of human civilization creation. The history of agriculture began with the use of tools in agricultural activities. Before agriculture, although people already knew how to use tools, these tools were not yet considered agricultural tools. It was only when the natural ecosystem was intentionally modified that agriculture emerged, and the tools used for this modification are what constitute agriculture. Therefore, agriculture and agricultural tools were born simultaneously in human society, an inseparable pair of twin brothers. The birth of agriculture and agricultural tools marked the end of humans relying on society for resources and the beginning of an era where humans contribute to society.