Chinese magnetic compass
The earliest Chinese magnetic compasses were probably not designed for navigation, but rather to order and harmonize their environments and buildings in accordance with the geomantic principles of feng shui.
Creator
- United Archives / WHA
Subject
- Chinese
- magnetic
- geomancy
- feng-shui
- navigation
- compass
- PagodeEU
- Navigation
Type of item
- Photography
- artifacts (object genre)
- artifacts (object genre)
- Archaeological artifact
Creator
- United Archives / WHA
Subject
- Chinese
- magnetic
- geomancy
- feng-shui
- navigation
- compass
- PagodeEU
- Navigation
Type of item
- Photography
- artifacts (object genre)
- artifacts (object genre)
- Archaeological artifact
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Rights
- World History Archive
Identifier
- 02405799
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/photography/ProvidedCHO/United Archives / WHA/02405799
Is part of
- PAGODE - Europeana China
Providing country
- Germany
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2024-09-25T08:33:01.728Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-09-25T08:33:01.728Z