本文论述了印度和中国古代的炼锌术,并从工艺原理、技术渊源、冶炼装置、产品和技术传播等方面对两者作了比较,指出两者虽存在某些相似之处,但在锌蒸气冷凝的方式上存在显著差异,这种差异源于各自早期的工艺传统。本文还指出,印度的炼锌术虽早于中国,但尚无确凿的依据证明中国的土法炼锌工艺源于印度。 This article discusses the ancient zinc smelting in India and China, and compares the two aspects in terms of process principle, technical origin, smelting plant, product and technology dissemination, and points out that although there are some similarities between the two, There are significant differences in the way vapor condenses, a difference that stems from their earlier craft traditions. This article also points out that though zinc smelting in India is earlier than China, there is no solid evidence that China’s indigenous smelting process originated in India.