淮南王刘安及其宾客所著的《淮南子》记载了丰富的科技知识,为我国古代的科技发展做出了巨大贡献。从炼丹术、冶金术、印染术三个方面探析《淮南子》所蕴含的化学知识及其特点,对当今化学教育与研究具有一定的指导意义。 Huai Nan Wang and his guests, “Huainanzi” recorded a wealth of scientific and technological knowledge for our country’s ancient science and technology has made tremendous contributions to the development. From the alchemy, metallurgy, printing and dyeing three aspects of “Huainanzi” contains the chemical knowledge and its characteristics, to today’s chemistry education and research has some guiding significance.