What are the leading top 20 ancient Chinese Inventions?
1. Paper Making 105 A.C.
2. Movable Type Printing 960-1279 AD. - Bi Sheng invented movable type printing.
3. Gunpowder 1000 A.D. - invented by Chinese Taoist Alchemists.
4. Compass 1100 A.D. - first used in Feng Shui, the layout of buildings.
5. Alcohol 2000 BC－1600 BC. - Alcohol (Jiu) was used in sppriritual offerings.
6. Mechanical Clock 725 A.D. - Invented by Yi Xing.
7. Tea Production 2,737 BC. - first discovered by Shennong, Chinese Father of
Agriculture.
8. Silk 6,000 years ago. - earliest evidence of silk was discovered at Yangshao culture site in Xiaxian County, Shanxi Province, China.
9. Umbrella 1,700 years ago - Lu Ban, a Chinese carpenter and inventor created the first umbrella.
10. Acupuncture 2300 years ago - The oldest Chinese medicine book “Neijing”, also known as “The Classic of Internal Medicine of the Yellow Emperor”, shows that acupuncture was widely used as a therapy.
11. Iron smelting 1050 BC. - 256 BC. - developed in China as early as 5th
century BC in the Zhou Dynasty.
12. Porcelain 581- 618 AD. - The earliest porcelain emerged in Shang Dynasty (1600 –1046 BCE) and matured during the Tang Dynasty (618 - 906).
13. Earthquake Detector 132 A D. - According to court records of the later Han Dynasty, a seismograph was created by the brilliant inventor Zhang Heng (78 -140 AD) in 132 AD.
14. Rocket 228 A.D. - According to history, in 228 A.D. the Wei State already used torches attached to arrows to guard Chencang against the invading troops of the Shu State.
15. Bronze 1700 B.C. - The Shang Dynasty (1600 – 1046 B.C.) and Zhou dynasties (1046 -256 BC) brought China into the Bronze Age and the
making of bronze wares reached its peak in this period. Bronze was used for weapons, tools and vessels.
16. The Kite - 3,000 years ago - The earliest kites were made of wood,
called Muyuan (wooden kite).
17. The Seed Drill - 3,500 years ago - According to records, the Chinese using of seed drills can be dated back to the 2nd Century BC. The device made
farmers’ job easier and highly improved the agricultural output in China.
18. Row Crop Farming - 6 Century B.C. - ancient Chinese started planting crops in rows from the 6th century BC. They planted individual seeds in rows, thus reducing seed loss and making crops grow faster and stronger.
19. Toothbrush - invented by Chinese who made toothbrushes with coarse hairs attached to bone or bamboo handles.
20. Paper Money 9th Century A.D. – Ancient Chinese started using folding money at the end of the 8th or beginning of the 9th Century AD. Paper bills were originally used as privately issued bills of credit or exchange notes.
What are Examples of Modern Inventions in China in 2016?
1. Emergency Pensioner Slide
Pensioner Zhou Miaorong was worried about how he and his elderly neighbors would escape their apartment block in an emergency. So the spritely Shanghai septuagenarian, who lives on the 35th floor, built an emergency slide that can take residents to safety at the breakneck speed of 0.33 floors per second.
2. Passenger Drone
The world’s first passenger drone was unveiled by a Chinese firm. And while it may look like any old quadcopter, the Ehang 184 is an autonomous aerial vehicle. This means that passengers simply enter a destination and they’ll be whisked away by the drone. Let’s see how the testing sessions in Nevada go before getting too excited.
3. Chendgu's Battery-Powered Sky Train
China's first suspension railway began trial operations earlier in 2016 after two months of testing. Each of the sky train's carriages can carry 120 passengers. The train hangs from a suspended monorail track and can reach speeds of up to 60km/h. The train runs on lithium batteries, making it the world's very first battery-powered suspension railway.
4. Smog-eating Tower
The 7-meter tower is said to clean 30,000 cubic meters of air an hour and was tested in Beijing earlier this year. The tower’s Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde hopes to collect the pollution particles and use them in jewelry. Good to see he’s got his priorities sorted. Sadly, this device hasn't been able to go beyond headline-making after failing a series of air-cleaning tests. An environmental NGO also said that the device hasn't done its job “effectively.”
5. The Quantum Satellite
According to Xinhua news agency: “The satellite is designed to establish ultra-secure quantum communications by transmitting uncrackable keys from space to the ground […] It could also conduct experiments on the bizarre features of quantum theories, such as entanglement.”
6. Chongqing's Super Hi-Tech Public Toilets
Public toilets in Chongqing now offer users free wifi which, at speeds of 50Mbps, is faster than that of most homes. Built not only for comfort, the wonder loos are also practical, featuring a number of phone charging ports, refrigerators, microwaves and water dispensers, as well as staff who are equipped with first aid supplies and medicine. Not only do they serve to your every possible need — they're also environmentally friendly.
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