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Porcelain, One of the Most Exquisite Chinese Inventions

May 11, 2022 Max Lu

Porcelain plate with a decorative background showing details of the vintage blue and white willow pattern.

Porcelain has become one of China's great contributions to mankind's civilization. (Image: Kathleen Good via Dreamstime)

What Are the Top 5 Chinese Inventions?

November 3, 2022September 9, 2021 Emma Lu

Chinese-style painting with water and bridge in foreground and misty mountains in background.

Over the past 5,000 years, the Chinese have invented quite a few things. (Image: Nicholashan via Dreamstime)

Ancient Chinese Inventions That Were Truly Ahead of Their Time

November 3, 2022August 11, 2021 Max Lu

Chrome was supposedly discovered by Peter Simon Pallas in the 18th century, but archaeologists in China found weapons coated with silvery metal in a burial pit that dated back 2,000 years to the Qin Dynasty. (Image: Dreamstime.com © Raytags)

Zhang Heng’s Famous Chinese Inventions

November 3, 2022July 9, 2021 Max Lu

A drawing of Zhang Heng, the Chinese astronomer, mathematician, seismologist, hydraulic engineer, inventor, geographer, cartographer, ethnographer, artist, poet, philosopher, politician, and literary scholar who lived during the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Heng, the Chinese astronomer, mathematician, seismologist, hydraulic engineer, inventor, geographer, cartographer, ethnographer, artist, poet, philosopher, politician, and literary scholar who lived during the Han Dynasty. (Image: via FREE SVG)

5 Great Chinese Inventions

March 16, 2022August 9, 2017 Emma Lu

Long before Europeans discovered several well-known inventions, they were used extensively in China for thousands of years. (Image: via Pixabay)

Chinese Porcelain and Its Influence on Europe

January 12, 2023 Viena Abdon

Blue and white Ming porcelain on display at the Palace Museum in Taiwan. (Image: Gary Todd via Flickr)

Teaware Is One of Ancient China’s Greatest Inventions

May 10, 2022August 27, 2021 Emma Lu

A small table with one chair set with a tea pot, tea cups, and a pot of white orchids.

When speaking of ancient China and inventions, teaware would certainly be near the top of the list. (Image: Monica Song / Nspirement)

Silk Weaving, One of Ancient China’s Greatest Inventions

May 18, 2022July 17, 2021 Emma Lu

Silk weaving – Newly spun silk on a spindle at a silk factory in Inle Lake, Myanmar.

Among ancient China’s greatest inventions, silk weaving would have to be near the top of the list. (Image: via Dreamstime.com © Erinpackardphotography)

The 24 Solar Terms in the Chinese Lunisolar Calendar

June 8, 2022March 12, 2021 Emma Lu

A collage of trees seen in all four seasons.

The 24 solar terms serve as 'landmarks' with fixed dates in the Gregorian calendar allowing the lunar cycle and corresponding solar days to be depicted in one calendar. (Image: Britvich via Dreamstime)

9 Amazing Things Invented by the Chinese

March 16, 2022February 23, 2019 Armin Auctor

Ancient Chinese sitting and standing on platform.

China today is often mocked as the ‘copycat nation,’ but ancient China was a breeding ground for some of the world’s most important inventions. (Image: via Wikimedia Commons)

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