{"items":[{"id":"0","title":"Dream Pool Essays","titleZH":"《梦溪笔谈》","dynasty":"Song","field":"Astronomy & Calendrics","status":"Complete","abstract":"Written by Shen Kuo in 1088, this encyclopedic work covers astronomy, mathematics, geology, magnetism, and technology. It contains the first known description of a magnetic compass needle and the first discussion of geological gradual change."},{"id":"1","title":"The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art","titleZH":"《九章算术》","dynasty":"Han","field":"Mathematics","status":"Complete","abstract":"The foundational text of Chinese mathematics, compiled during the Han dynasty from earlier sources. Its chapters cover field measurement, proportions, distribution, calculating square and cube roots, volume of solids, and systems of linear equations. It was the mathematical textbook for over a thousand years."},{"id":"2","title":"Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon","titleZH":"《黄帝内经》","dynasty":"Han","field":"Medicine","status":"Complete","abstract":"The most important classical text of Chinese medicine. Structured as dialogues between the Yellow Emperor and his ministers, it lays out the theoretical foundation of Chinese medical thinking: yin-yang, the five phases, the meridian system, pathology, diagnosis, and the relationship between the human body and the natural world."},{"id":"3","title":"Compendium of Materia Medica","titleZH":"《本草纲目》","dynasty":"Ming","field":"Medicine","status":"Complete","abstract":"Li Shizhen's monumental pharmacological work, completed in 1578 after decades of research. It catalogs 1,892 medicinal substances with their properties, uses, and preparations, organized into a systematic taxonomy with 1,109 illustrations."},{"id":"4","title":"Treatise on Febrile Diseases","titleZH":"《伤寒杂病论》","dynasty":"Han","field":"Medicine","status":"Draft","abstract":"Written by Zhang Zhongjing around 200-210 CE, this work systematized Chinese medical diagnosis and treatment into the framework of the six stages of disease. Its formulas remain in clinical use today."},{"id":"5","title":"The Exploitation of the Works of Nature","titleZH":"《天工开物》","dynasty":"Ming","field":"Natural Philosophy","status":"Complete","abstract":"Song Yingxing's comprehensive 1637 encyclopaedia of Chinese technology and industry, covering agriculture, textiles, ceramics, metallurgy, paper-making, weapons, and mining with detailed illustrations and process descriptions."},{"id":"6","title":"The Sea of Knowledge on the Eight Characters","titleZH":"《渊海子平》","dynasty":"Song","field":"Fate Studies","status":"Complete","abstract":"The foundational text of the bazi system of fate calculation, compiled by Xu Sheng. It systematizes the analysis of the four pillars based on heavenly stems and earthly branches, establishing the core grammar of day master, ten gods, and five elements relationships."},{"id":"7","title":"The Essence of Heaven's Mechanism","titleZH":"《滴天髓》","dynasty":"Ming","field":"Fate Studies","status":"Complete","abstract":"A profound bazi classic attributed to Jing Tu with commentary by Liu Bowen. Distinguished by its focus on qi circulation through the chart. Later commentaries by Ren Tieqiao made it one of the most influential advanced texts in the tradition."},{"id":"8","title":"The Imperial Canon of Sagely Governance","titleZH":"《皇极经世》","dynasty":"Song","field":"Natural Philosophy","status":"Complete","abstract":"Shao Yong's monumental work of cosmological-historical mathematics, constructing a comprehensive model of time organized into nested cycles mapping patterns of cosmic and historical change."},{"id":"9","title":"Imperially Commissioned Harmonious Regulation of Time","titleZH":"《钦定协纪辨方书》","dynasty":"Qing","field":"Astronomy & Calendrics","status":"Draft","abstract":"A 36-volume compendium commissioned under the Qianlong emperor in 1741, codifying date selection principles and the imperial calendar as a regulatory instrument of state time."}],"total":10,"resource":"masterpieces"}