The Chinese abacus, also known as "suanpan" in Chinese, is an ancient calculating tool.
中国算盘，中文又称“算盘”，是一种古老的计算工具。
It has a rectangular frame. Inside the frame, there are a number of rods. On each rod, there are beads. The beads above the beam are called "upper beads" and each of them represents a value of five. The beads below the beam are "lower beads", with each representing a value of one.
它有一个长方形的框，框内有若干算杆。每根算杆上都有珠子，横梁上方的珠子叫“上珠”，每颗代表数值五；横梁下方的珠子是“下珠”，每颗代表数值一。
People use it for arithmetic operations such as addition,subtraction, multiplication and division. By moving the beads up and down according to specific rules, different numerical values and calculation results can be obtained. The abacus played a very important role in traditional Chinese business and financial calculations.
人们用它进行加、减、乘、除等算术运算。依照特定规则上下拨动珠子，就能得出不同的数值和计算结果。算盘在中国传统商业和财务计算中发挥了非常重要的作用。
It reflects the wisdom of the ancient Chinese in mathematics and calculation methods and is an important part of Chinese traditional culture.
它体现了古代中国人在数学和计算方法方面的智慧，是中国传统文化的重要组成部分。
