| 1 | Iron is attracted to a magnet. | |
| 2 | Mercury attracts gold like a magnet. | |
| 3 | The spoons were made from lodestone, while the plates were of bronze. | |
| 4 | The Chinese developed a lodestone compass to indicate direction sometime in the 4th century BC. | |
| 5 | The city is one of the magnets for the huge shift of people from the countryside that is transforming China. |