What Is a Water Wheel?

The water wheel, also known as the Kong Ming car, is the oldest agricultural irrigation tool in China. It is a superb labor skill created by the pioneers in the process of conquering the world. It is a precious historical and cultural heritage. According to legend, Bi Lan created the embryonic form for Emperor Han Ling, and it was promoted and used in the Shu Kingdom after the reform and improvement of Kong Ming in the Three Kingdoms. It was widely used in agricultural irrigation during the Sui and Tang Dynasty.

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Word: Waterwheel

1. [water wagon; watercart]: used for water transportation vehicles (such as for military use)

2. [waterwheel]

3. Old-style water lifting tools, using human or animal power to turn the wheels to drive the water bucket

4. Old power machinery with wheels running by water

5. [boat]: Anciently refers to a boat used for ferry, also refers to a warship

1. Refers to the car that Shui Shen rides on.

"Chu Ci · Nine Songs · He Bo": "Take a waterwheel to cover Hegai and drive two dragons."

2. Old-style irrigation machinery. Using human or animal power as power, the water is lifted up through pipes, tubes, water tanks and other parts.

Song Luyou's "Into the Shu" Volume 1: "Women's feet are on the waterwheel and their hands are still intact." "Song Shi · He Qu Zhi Wu": "The ground is drawn by a waterwheel, and irrigation is easy." "Longyuan Conghua · Kasuo · Waterwheel": "The method of irrigation in the fields south of the Dajiang River has been using waterwheels for a long time. It is also known as Citrus". Chapter: "A few years ago, we were in Hezhou and Luzhou. There was a lot of water there, but crop people often watered it with water trucks."

3. Name of the ship.

The Southern Chronicles of the Southern Dynasties by Liang Zongxi: "Following May 5th, the custom is Qu Yuan to vote for Luo Luori, which hurts his death, so he ordered the boat to save it. The boat takes its light advantage, which is called flying." One thinks of a waterwheel and one thinks of a water horse. "

4. An ancient battleship.

"Nanshi Xu Shipu Biography": "Shipu is not to build buildings, shoot ships, fire boats, waterwheels to benefit the car."

5. Refers to the water wheel that was propelled by foot in ancient warships.

The twenty-ninth round of "Saying the Legend of Yue": "The second team is called the" Bow Tower Ship "and also has the number 50. There are waterwheels at the head and tail, and they are covered by bamboo fences around the sergeant.

6. Water-powered old-style power mechanical device used to drive stone mill, bellows, etc.

7. Car carrying water.

The first act of Cao Yu's "Beijing People": "From the long alley outside, there was a monowheel waterwheel unique to Peiping at that time, and it was monotonous 'Zuniu Niu, Zi Niu Niu'."