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China ancient texts depict magical mirrors akin to CT scan, puppets, early robot ideas

South China Morning Post · · 184 words · By Zoey Zhang
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“In the Tang dynasty (618–907) text Duyang Miscellaneous Records, a mysterious stone called the “immortal mirror” appears as a precursor to the CT scan.”
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While the evidence mentions 'Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China', it does not explicitly detail the 'immortal mirror' from the 'Duyang Miscellaneous Records' in the provided snippets. The claim is specific, but the provided evidence is too fragmented to corroborate it across multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Biji (traditional Chinese: 筆記; simplified Chinese: 笔记; pinyin: bǐjì) is a special literary genre in classical Chinese literature. Literally, it means 'notebook' or 'written notes'. There is no strict …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biji_(Chinese_literature)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Historical Records of the Five Dynasties (Wudai Shiji) is a Chinese history book on the Five Dynasties period (907–960), written by the Song dynasty official Ouyang Xiu in private. It was drafted …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_Records_of_the_Five…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tang dynasty (; Chinese: 唐朝; pinyin: Tángcháo; Wade–Giles: T'ang-ch'ao [tʰɑ̌ŋ ʈʂʰɑ̌ʊ]), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_dynasty
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“Found in the southwest of an unnamed land, the polished stone was said to span hundreds of kilometres.”
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The web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, returning results about the game 'No Man's Sky' and unrelated stories. No evidence regarding the geography or size of the 'immortal mirror' was found.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hopefully you can just go via the anomaly and go to my base to get the polished Stone.But if not, I show you how to find it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r-A92h_p8Y
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web search NEUTRAL — Use the given words to form the words fit in the gaps. Dana Miller was a bus driver in the city of Philadelphia. Her working hours (BE) from 10.00 pm till 6:00 am. It was a hard job and very few (WOMA…
https://www.euroki.org/koza/task--read-the-text-some-words-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alone in the car amidst the roaring storm, their anxiety brought them closer to each other, and their feelings gradually began to grow, as they warmed up by pressing their bodies on top of each other …
https://www.missav2.men/en/dvaj-633-english-subtitle
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“Passers-by could look into it like a mirror, but instead of reflecting their faces, it revealed their internal organs.”
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One web search result ('A Revealing Reflection: The Case of the Chinese...') mentions texts describing a mirror purported to reveal internal organs. However, this is a single source and does not explicitly link it to the 'Duyang Miscellaneous Records' in the snippet provided.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 23, 2026 ... maybe rather a reflection of Buddhist piety than a genuine ... Treasures, but is rather defined in its own terms as the Pönsema (dPon.
https://hal.science/hal-05473966v1/file/ret_80.pdf
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 21, 2025 ... A person's body is forged from the four great elements, for once its ... ' On reflection, the basis for these feelings is contact, their.
https://84000.co/pdf-redirect/toh1-1_84000-the-chapter-on-go…
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web search NEUTRAL — record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISSN: 0169-9563. ISBN: 978 90 04 16063 7. Copyright 2007 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The ...
https://brill.com/edcollbook/book/edcoll/9789047422655/97890…
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“The Legacy of Kaiyuan and Tianbao describes a more portable version: an iron “illness-revealing mirror” small enough to carry.”
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Two independent web search results confirm the existence of a mirror in 'Kaiyuan Tianbao's Legacy' (or 'Remembering Kaiyuan and Tianbao'). One specifically mentions Ye Fashan's magical iron mirror that is comparable to X-ray machines and gastroscopes for treating diseases, and another mentions a mirror purported to reveal internal organs linked to early Chinese medical practices.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Huang Chao Rebellion was a rebellion that took place in China from 874 to 884. It was instigated by Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi against the Tang dynasty. While both were eventually defeated, by th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huang_Chao_Rebellion
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meng Haoran (Chinese: 孟浩然; Wade–Giles: Mêng Hao-jan; 689/691–740) was a Chinese poet and a major literary figure of the Tang dynasty. He was a somewhat older contemporary of Wang Wei, Li Bai and Du Fu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meng_Haoran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zunbil, also written as Zhunbil, or Rutbils of Zabulistan, was a royal dynasty south of the Hindu Kush in present southern Afghanistan region. They were a dynasty of Hephthalite origin. They ruled fro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zunbil_dynasty
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“A later Tang text, Yuanhua Ji, elaborates on the legend of an ancient mirror, a device with diagnostic and therapeutic powers.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries on the Tang dynasty and unrelated YouTube videos. There is no mention of the text 'Yuanhua Ji' or a mirror with diagnostic and therapeutic powers in the search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — The centre of the political power of the Tang was the capital city of Chang'an (modern Xi'an), where the emperor maintained his large palace quarters and entertained political emissaries with music, s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_dynasty
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to subscribe and enjoy more mini drama: https://bit.ly/wetvminidrama【Synopsis】Yun Luoli, the eldest lady of the Yun family, accidentally lost her me...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm9lTZZcRf4
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web search NEUTRAL — A Chinese magic mirror is an ancient bronze artifact, typically convex on its polished reflecting front and decorated with intricate relief patterns on the reverse, renowned for its optical property o…
https://grokipedia.com/page/Chinese_magic_mirror
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