The Beauty of Chemistry Passing Through Chinese History
WANG Ping1**, WANG Rong-Xia2, RAO Hong-Hua3, LIU Shan-Shan1
1. School of New Materials and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing 102617, China; 2. School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing 102617, China; 3. Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Abstract In the 5 000-year history of China’s civilization, many inventions are intrinsically linked to chemistry. This paper tells the beauty of chemistry from historical perspectives with the following stories: use of fire, making of ceramics, smelting of metals, production of salt, alchemy and gunpowder, and the story of Min Enze, the father of China’s refining catalysts, showing the splendor that chemistry has written in the long history of our country, and offering reference materials for aesthetic education of chemistry to firm our cultural confidence.
WANG Ping, WANG Rong-Xia, RAO Hong-Hua, LIU Shan-Shan. The Beauty of Chemistry Passing Through Chinese History[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2024, 45(18): 7-13.
