我国古代的热学知识大部分是生活和生产经验的总结.至今所知的古籍中对热的研究记载较少,还有待于进一步发掘. 火的利用和控制,使人类第一次支配了自然力,使人类文明大大前进了一步,同时,它也是古人对热现象认识的开端.我国山西省芮城西侯度旧石器时期的遗址,说明大约180万年前人类已经开始使用火.对冷热的认识.约在公元前2000年,我国已有气温反常的记载,在两周初期,人们开始掌握降温术和高温术.据《周礼》记载,当时已设专人司贮冰事,冬季凿冰 Most of the thermal knowledge in ancient China was a summary of life and production experience. There is less research on heat in ancient books so far, and it remains to be further explored. The use and control of fire made humans dominate the natural forces for the first time. The human civilization has taken a big step forward. At the same time, it is also the beginning of the ancient people’s understanding of the phenomenon of heat. The site of the Paleolithic period in Xihoudu, Shanxi Province, China, shows that about 1.8 million years ago, mankind began to use fire. In about 2000 BC, there was an unusual record of temperature in China. In the early two weeks, people began to master the art of temperature reduction and high temperature. According to the records of Zhou Li, there was a special person for ice storage and winter ice-breaking.