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Strategies & Market Trends : China Warehouse- More Than Crockery

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To: RealMuLan who wrote (4474)	2/28/2005 12:49:01 PM
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Test shows sticky porridge used to cement ancient Chinese wall From Xinhuanet.com: Test shows sticky porridge used to cement ancient Chinese wall. The legend that ancient Chinese craftsmen used glutinous rice porridge in the mortar while building ramparts has been verified by archaeological research in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. In a recent maintenance to the ancient city wall of Xi'an, the provincial capital, workers discovered that the plaster remnants on the ancient bricks were quite hard to remove, said Qin Jianming,a researcher with the Xi'an Preservation and Restoration Center ofCultural Relics. A chemical test showed that the mortar reacted the same as glutinous rice to the reagent. And infrared spectral analysis alsoshowed that the mortar displayed similar molecule structure to glutinous rice. "Thus we can conclude that the sticky material was in the mortar," Qin said. The use of this sticky material, Qin said, helps explain why many ancient Chinese brick structures are still standing. [continue] Posted on February 27, 2005 10:00 AM. Filed under: history & archaeology. mirabilis.ca

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