The Chinese Spoon. Combining Heaven and Earth to show the way. What is happening? The spoon or ladle is of magnetic lodestone and the plate is of bronze. The circular centre represents Heaven and the square is a symbolic representation of the polar constellation Great Bear (Big Dipper). The handle of the spoon always points South,since this was the cardinal point used by Chinese navigators | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / UIG / Universal History Archive |
Bildgröße: | 5208 px × 3356 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |