The Classic of the Plough is a classical Chinese text written by Lu Kuei-Meng in c. 880 AD.
He describes the curved iron plough that had been introduced in the Tang dynasty.
[citation needed] His description would be used for ploughs in agricultural encyclopedias for several centuries.
He describes each part of the plough and gives its dimensions with enough information for a replica plough to be constructed.
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