Of the 30 or so objects on display, the "south-pointing chariot," which correctly shows the directions of the compass through a complex series of cogwheels, is the earliest and one of the most important inventions in Chinese history.
從展示的各項物品中，可以深切體會到我們的老祖先具有驚人的科學頭腦，他們的發明有的比西方早幾百年、甚至幾千年，有的則傳到歐洲，產生重要的影響。「科學不是西方挾著船堅砲利帶來的東西，古代中國的科學發明也曾向西方傳播。」