Historical Aspects of Geothermal Energy in China
- Key words
- historical aspects, geothermal energy, legends and myths, recreation and luxury, wine culture and medical treatments, China
- Location
- China
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 1995
- Session
- SECTION 2 ? History of Geothermal
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 1-wang2
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Abstract
China has a long history utilization of geuthermal energy. people used hat springs for irrigation and domestic purpose. During Ha n Dynasty, salt was extracted from thermal water in the Zigong area Sichuan Province. In Ming Dynast y. a famous medical doctor at that time. used hot spring water disease treatment. In this paper, historical aspects geothermal energy in China, namely legends and myths about spring; hat spring for recreation and luxury: and culture from ha t springs; hot spring for treatments in detail by
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