A Study On The System Of Telling Time In Song Dynasty

Song Dynasty become rich ancient system development and improvement of an important period,material and technological foundation closely associated with this period become rich system timing tool,timing mode, watchtower（谯楼）, etc. have matured; become rich system in the Song capital became themost perfect location; in the Song of military and ritual law everywhere highlight the importance of thesystem become rich.Material and technical basis of the Song Dynasty become rich system is running and timing modetiming tool. The basic timing tool there is water leakage（水漏）, fire bell（火�'�）, sundial（晷表）, rollplaying（辊弹）and mechanical timer. When the Song daily twelve hour system（十二时辰制）, dividedinto one hundred engraved （百刻制） night exercise more points system, each two and a half beforesunrise and carved into the fall when the day after all.Watchtower as an important operation to become rich system, its shape magnificent, exquisite design,the construction of the reasons varied. Watchtower built mostly initiated by the official, the cost of tens ofthousands of mostly cord, sources of funding through: higher funding, local fiscal expenditure, pensionofficials to donate, well-off aid funding, both of which previously dominated. Craftsman Source:Employment craftsmen, mobilized the military, civil service, public voluntary help. After a watchtowerbuilt time signal is emitted time standard of the city. Watchtower with a multifaceted role and implication,are: the eyes and ears of a castle, a hundred miles of the male concept of the symbolic order, on the officialstandard, the safety protection, in addition, also has a collection of books, the role of temporaryexamination room. Song has more than watchman patrol officers, as well as armed groups, are responsiblefor timekeeping, fire, theft and other duties.The main functions of the departments and the capital’s become rich system is associated with anumber of Si Tianjian（司天监） and its subsidiary bodies, such as the Astronomical Institute（天文院）,engraved leak test the armillary sphere（测验浑仪刻漏所）, three hundred homes（�'�鼓院）. Imperial’sbecome rich timekeeping roughly from chicken to sing through the use of clepsydra, when licensing, drums and other instruments deed, contributed to the timing, timekeeping complete a series of activities."EastWest Drum Bell","Bells in the Sunrise, Drums in the Sunset" in the Song Dynasty has not yet formedcustomization. Imperial authority issued by astronomical observations institutions moment, which is thecapital of the curfew system, a key section of pipe and the officials on duty to provide a time standard.Song Dynasty in the military regime has become rich so special about walking timing method timingmethod and several beads are two special military timing method. Army night patrol system is morecomplex, stand number, set shop, guard, holding a number of measures and more, such as defending armypatrol exploration of nighttime safety. Rites permeated with the same timing system, more patrols andmany other factors associated with the system become rich.In short, the Song become rich system as an integral part of the social system, fully adapted to theSong of traditional society, the maintenance of social stability and promoting social development has ahuge role in communion with the Song symbiotic lifestyle.