A study on the spindle in Ancient China

Based on the latest findings of archaeology and related researches on folk customs,this study investigates,supposes and comprehensively summarizes the composition,operation,name definition as well as the relativity,origin,shape changes and research significance of wheel-shape tools.According to researches,it is deemed that spinning wheel and spinning should be named as spindle when they are used for tools of spinning.The spindle derives from people's casual cognition of extension and drafting in the process of using sling and slingshot.Besides,based on social requirements,people invent spindle.With the evolution of the society,the shape of the rods changes into hook from straight type,while spinning wheels develops to small cake-type ones and round platform-type ones from large cake type,steamed bread type,round platform type,abacus-bead type,pulley type and protruding type of longitudinal profile.