Song, Yingxing 1587- creator text utu 2008 monographic zh 1 online resource : multiple file formats "天工開物" by Yingxing Song is a Chinese encyclopedia published in 1637. This groundbreaking work documents technical processes and industries across agriculture, manufacturing, and maritime technology. Breaking from tradition, Song rarely references earlier texts, instead writing from apparent first-hand observation. The encyclopedia features an unprecedented number of detailed illustrations depicting production methods, from brick-making and grain cultivation to waterwheel systems and nautical engineering. Though suppressed in China during the Qing dynasty, copies survived in Japan. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiangong_Kaiwu Release date is 2008-05-01 Produced by Kai Hong Fang Original publication data not identified Science -- China -- History Technology -- China -- History Q Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25273 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25273 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133558.0 25273