Here are 10 of the greatest early Chinese inventions, in no particular order ... It was silk, however, that helped broker peace between ancient China and other cultures. The demand for silk ...

China's four great ancient inventions made tremendous contributions to the world's economy and the culture of mankind. They were also important symbols of China's role as a great world civilization.

In ancient China, although Taoist empirical mysticism ... rationalism had been the chief progressive force in society. While inventions and technological discoveries such as gunpowder, paper ...

Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

This article gives an overview of the main requirements for obtaining a patent in China, with particular focus on the aspects unique to biotechnology inventions. It includes examples of patentable ...

A string of inventions—gun­powder ... with India to be the world's workshop. China is open as never before and once again trading with its ancient partners in the Middle East.

Their ancestors had traded with the local Africans, who had given them giraffes to take back to China; then their boat ... technology and countless other inventions to their credit, the Chinese ...

Dubbed China's Useless Edison, his fame has grown because his inventions are seen as odd, and often unnecessary. The former plumber, who lives in the northern province of Hebei, became an internet ...

An abacus is an ancient tool used for counting, consisting of a framed set with rods on which balls or beads are moved. The abacus has been in existence in China since the second century BCE, although ...