Heavenly Creations (Chinese Technology in the Seventeenth Century), by SONG Ying-xing, was published in 1637 during the Ming Dynasty. The book recorded the ancient slaking technique, i.e., “quicklime was exposed to wind and became a powder after long blowing; the lime was sieved and mixed with water to make mortar for masonry”. In order to understand the properties of the lime slaked by wind or air, we studied quicklime with three types of slaking methods. The quicklime was supplied by a conventional high calcium lime production company, which mines the limestone near the border between Zhejiang and Anhui. The limestone was calcined in classical shaft kiln using coal. The quicklime was slaked by three methods:wind, mist spray and water bath. Mineralogical studies show the calcium silicate minerals, such as belite, have been found in both quicklime and limes slaked by wind and mist. The lime slaked by wind has a higher strength but shorter setting time. Its compressive strength can reach 1.5 Mpa in 28 days. The preliminary results show that the performance of lime blown by wind is equivalent to NHL1 or NHL2 of EN 459-3(2015) but has faster setting characteristics. Fast setting can not only shorten construction time but also be very conducive to the applications in humid and cold climates. Both literature and remains/ruins of the Ming Dynasty and earlier constructions should be further studied in order to revitalize the use of this traditional ecological and inorganic material fused with ancient Chinese wisdom for conservation of cultural relics.