In the book, the author emphasizes that human beings should live in harmony with nature and human resources should cooperate with natural forces. It is the most abundant historical data of science and technology in China. It focuses more on handicrafts and reflects the productive forces of capitalism in China in the late Ming Dynasty.
Song was born in a scholar-bureaucrat family and had a good learning atmosphere. In addition, I am studious and have a high cultural accomplishment. The fierce competition in the examination room left him a shadow that tried and tested. After that, his official career did not reach a prominent position in the decision-making circle, but his pursuit of knowledge never slackened.
The greatest feature of Song dynasty's scholarship is "novelty" and "difference", and its main way of scholarship is to get out of the study and get in touch with society. His travels and the professional experience of lower-level officials have given him more opportunities to understand the technological processes in the production field of grassroots people.