算盘是我们祖先留下来的宝贵文化遗产之一。几百年来,它为我国人民所普遍使用,对我国的社会经济发展起了不可磨灭的作用。其流传之广,使用之普遍,是其它计算工具无法比拟的。正如中国数学史专家李俨先生所说:“算盘的出现,是我国数学史上的一件大事,计算尺、电子计算机,都没有能代替它”。在我国,算盘在生产和生活中的地位和作用真有举足轻重之势。据统计:目前,在我国财贸战线上有一千二百万人打算盘,农业战线上有一千五百万人打算盘,若再加上工矿企业,事业单位,全国差不多有几千万人每天都在和算盘打交道。难怪有 Abacus is one of the precious cultural heritage that our ancestors left behind. For centuries it has been commonly used by our people and has played an indelible role in the social and economic development of our country. Its wide spread, the use of the common, is unmatched by other computing tools. Just as Mr. Li Yan, an expert on Chinese history of mathematics, said: “The emergence of abacus is a major event in the history of mathematics in our country. Slide rule and computer can not replace it.” In our country, the status and role of abacus in production and life really have a decisive influence. Statistics show that at present, there are 12 million people intending on the financial and trade war track in our country and 15 million people on the agricultural front. With the addition of industrial and mining enterprises and institutions, there are almost 10 million people in the country Deal with abacus every day. No wonder there is