He set the standard for excellence in astronomy, and has been followed by a long line of brilliant successors over the centuries, including Yi Xing, Su Song, Guo Shoujing, and Zu Chongzhi. The precision and complexity of ancient Chinese astronomical instruments is widely acknowledged today.
他也成為後世天文家典範，從漢朝、北宋、元代一路而下，一行、蘇頌、郭守敬、祖沖之，在許多優秀天文研究者的發明創造下，中國天文儀器的複雜與精緻至今為人樂道。