【集思晨读 Lewis Day 91 中国文化特辑 】
020 指南针 Compass
Good morning, everyone! It's Sun., 8th March. I am Lewis saying hello to you all from Yangzhou.
大家周日早上好，今天是三月八号! 我是Lewis，在扬州给大家晨读！
今天的中国文化特辑跟大家分享 "指南针" Compass
1. A compass, Zhi Nanzhen, indicates north and south.
2. It was invented by Chinese 2,000 years ago.
3. The ancient Zhi Nanzhen looked like a spoon.
4. When the spoon was put on the plate, its handle could point to the south using magnetic fields.
5. Then Chinese use a little steel needle to replace the spoon!
6. This makes the Zhi Nanzhen easier to carry!
7. 600 years ago, Zhen He, a famous eunuch of Ming Dynasty travelled to the South East Asia and the Indian Ocean seven times.
8. Zhen even reached the Red Sea with the help of the Zhi Nanzhen.
9. The invention boosted the development of navigation.
Tune of the day
“Caribbean Blue”-from“Bandari”
