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 ...

China’s box office records were smashed this ... This has seen old and new collide, with these ancient tales being retold using the latest in digital technology. It marks a new milestone for ...

The bronze vessel, dates back to the late Shang Dynasty (1600 BC - 1046 BC), known for its contributions ... according to News China. This indicates that ancient Chinese had mastered distillation ...

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 ...