China Four Great Inventions

When you travel in china, you’ll be interested in China four great inventions. The compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing, the four great inventions by the laboring people of ancient China, are significant contributions of the Chinese nation to world civilization.

The compass is an instrument showing the direction. The earliest south-pointing instrument looked like a spoon. The round compass came into being after constant improvements. Later it was used extensively in navigation and military operations. In the northern Song Dynasty it was introduced to the Arab world and Europe.

In their practice of alchemy, some ancient Chinese necromancers discovered that an explosion could be induced if certain kinds of ore and fuel were mixed together in the right proportion and heated, leading thus to the invention of gunpowder. The method of powder-making was introduced into the Arab world in the 12th century, and then into Europe in the 14th century.<

There is a site about the history of China, you can find the detailed information about the four great inventions in ancient China. Please check it in: http://www.history-of-china.com/han-dynasty/invention-of-paper.html

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