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Shen Kuo or Shen Gua, courtesy name Cunzhong and pseudonym Mengqi Weng, was a Chinese polymath, scientist, and statesman of the Northern Song dynasty. Shen was a master in many fields of study includi
Bust of Shen at the Beijing Ancient Observatory
Shen's confidant, Emperor Shenzong of Song (r. 1067–1085), a Song era portrait painting.
Portrait painting of Wang Anshi.
Boundaries of the Northern Song dynasty, the Liao dynasty, and the Western Xia.
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Hangzhou is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang province, China, situated at the intersection of the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and the head of Hangzhou Bay. Renowned as one of th
Shen Kuo
…flying objects from eyewitness testimony. He also wrote commentary on ancient Daoist and Confucian texts. Shen Kuo was born in Qiantang (modern-day Hangzhou) in the year 1031. His father Shen Zhou (沈周; 978–1052) was a somewhat lower-class gentry figure serving in official posts on the provincial level; his…
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