Huang Zongxi (A.D.1610-1695), whose real name was Taichong, was named Nanlei. Scholars call him Mr. Li Zhou, who was born in Huangzhupu, Yuyao. Huang Zongxi was a great enlightenment thinker, historian, writer, educator and natural scientist during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Huang Zongxi persisted in natural science research all his life and wrote more than 20 scientific and technological works. His research in astronomy and geography has achieved fruitful results. Huang Zongxi's research on celestial reckoning mainly focused on the period when Lu Wang supervised the country, and his most successful work was an in-depth study of Guo Shoujing's Shoushi Calendar in Yuan Dynasty, including Shoushi Calendar, Spring and Autumn Eclipse Calendar, Hui Hui Calendar and Yunshu. Huang Zongxi's study of geography began very early. His Annals of Siming Mountain was written in the seventeenth year of Shunzhi and the Book of Today's Water in the third year of Kangxi. He advocated the scientific research method of going out of the study and on-the-spot investigation, and created a new style of study with Gu. In Huang Zongxi's scientific and technological thoughts, he advocated "pushing the nature of physics", looking for physics from nature itself, and opposing the atheism of these buildings based on science, which is a valuable legacy in the history of China's thought.
Social and Economic Structure of Shi Xia and Chang 'an Towns in Qing Dynasty —— Also on the Significance of Developing Rice Market in the South of the Yangtze River
Xue Wen Chen
Shi Xia and Chang 'an are famous ancient towns in northern Zhejiang Plain, both of which have a history of thousands of years and still have strong vitality. Investigating and studying their historical development process will accumulate experience for urban construction and the development of urban and rural commodity economy and make some valuable academic explorations. From a military town, it has gradually evolved into a town with economic functions. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, Shi Xia and Chang 'an, two giant towns in Haining County, Jiaxing, now belong to Haining City. Shixia is now the seat of Haining Municipal Government, located 6 1.5 km northeast of Hangzhou. Chang 'an is located 40 kilometers east of Hangzhou and 25 kilometers southwest of Haining. Shi Xia is sandwiched between two mountains, through which a long pond passes, according to Jiajing's "Jiaxing House Map"; "Shixia Town is located in the Tang Dynasty. Weizishan in the west of the town and Dongshan in the east of the town stand side by side for many reasons."