Article ID: CBB953684150

An Experiment on Releasing Water from Water Tanks by Xu Youzhen during the Ming Dynasty (2017)

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In 1453, Xu Youzhen, a scholar-bureaucrat and hydrologist in Ming China, was dispatched to Shandong to find a way to harness the Yellow River. He proposed the opening up of multiple channels to diverge the flood waters. An experiment was conducted to compare the efficiency of releasing water using one large opening with the use of a number of small openings. This experiment proved that opening up multiple channels outperformed the construction of only one, thereby convincing the emperor and officials of the efficacy of this method. Xu’s method for water control proved to be successful in averting a flood that occurred in 1456.

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Authors & Contributors
Nappi, Carla Suzan
Li, Cho-ying
Man, Zhimin
Zhang, Jiuchun
Zhang, Jian
Zhang, Fang
Concepts
East Asia, civilization and culture
Diffusion of innovation; diffusion of knowledge; diffusion of technology
Medicine
Materia medica
Hydrology
Astronomy
Time Periods
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912)
16th century
Yuan Dynasty (China, ca. 1260-1368)
Medieval
17th century
Places
China
Yellow River (China)
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