宋应星历经六次科考落榜，却痴迷于中国劳动人民的智慧和创造，乃粒、乃服、冶铸、锤锻、膏液、曲糵、佳兵、舟车等十八个篇章，对明朝中叶以前的科学技术工艺进行完整的考察梳理，记录中国农业、手工业、制造业几千年来的实践技巧，著就“于功名进取毫不相关”的科学技术百科全书——《天工开物》。
宋应星本想以自己的笔墨拯救危亡的国家，却无法阻拦山河破碎，长兄、挚友以身殉国，宋应星静心执着于做一件更有意义的大事，著书《天工开物》，传播中国科学技术，影响中国，影响世界。

The 2022 Asian Games opening ceremony will be held on 23 September 2023, at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center Stadium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It will begin at 8:00pm China Standard Time (UTC+8). The ceremony was choreographed by Sha Xiaolan , who was one of assistant directors to Zhang Yimou during the 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony and closing ceremony production.