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ChineseInventionsandRemedies

ChineseInventionsandRemedies

SomeofthegreatestinventionsintheworldwerebymadebytheChinese.IntheT'angdynasty,fireworkswereinvented.Thesewereoriginallyforshows,butlaterontheyusedthemtoscareofenemiesinwar.Thefireworksweremainlysmallbamboocasesfilledwithgunpowder,andafusewasputontheside.

IntheHandynasty,theyinventedthewheelbarrow,whichwasforcarryingloadstooheavyforanormalperson'sbacktosupport.Thewheelbarrowwasoriginallywood,sotheChinesenicknameditthe'woodenox'.

OTHERINVENTIONS

Thecompasswasforreligioususe.Whenanewhouseswasbeingbuilt,theusedittoseeifthehousewasfacedinperfectharmonywithnature（whichmeanttheythoughtifyoufacedyourhousetomagneticnorth,youandnaturewouldgetalong）.Thecompassstartedoutasawoodencirclewithmarkingsonit,andamagneticspoonontop.

DesignedwithamachinecalledtheEarthquakeweathercock,whichwasacontraptionthattoldthemwhenandwhereanearthquakewouldcome.Thismachinelookedlikeagiantsix-footbronzepotthathaddragonheadsliningthetop,andivoryfrogsundereachdragon.

Spaghetti

TheChinesefirstmanufacturedthe'fan',whichwasmostlycarriedbywomenandsoldiers.Mostofthefansweremadeoutofbambooandsilk.Thefanwasbasicallymanybamboospinesstickingoutinalmostahalfcirclewithsilkwrappedaroundit.

Firsttocreatekites,whichmostlychildrenplayedwith.Thekitesweremostofthetimesilksquares,heldtogetherbybamboo.

Createdmanythingswithbamboo,whichmadealotofbasketsandholdersandwerereallystrong.

TheChinesewerethefirsttodiscoverironcastingaroundthesixthcentury,whentheymixedtinandcoppertogether.

Revolutionizedagriculturebyharnessinganimals

madeboatsmodernwithmagneticcompasses,sternpostruddersandwatertightflamboyance,plusmanyotherthingstolongtotell.

Thefirstclockthattheydevisedwasforastronomicaluses.Inthefirstclockever,therewasapuppetthatwouldholdupaplaquethatwouldtellthetime.Theyalsoinventedgiantwaterclocks,whichrangeveryfifteenminutes.

Thefirstblastfurnace,whichwaswaterpowered.

ToChinese,jadewasmorevaluablethengold.

Theyinventedthefirstobjectforcounting,calledanabacus.

TheChineseusedamethodofmedicinecalledacupuncture

Theywerethefirsttodiscovertherudder

Processedgrainwithbamboomachinery

Theymademosttoys,machines,houses,andotherthingsfrombamboo.

TheChinesealsowerethefirsttothinkofharvestingsilk,andmakeclothes,fans,kites,toys,paper,andlotsofotherthingsfromit.

Theyproducedthefirstplanetarium,whichwasactuallymadebyanemperor.Theplanetariumwasabigenclosedplacewithstarsandconstellationsontheinside.Thepersonusingtheplanetariumwouldsitinachairthatwashangingfromthetopoftheencloseddome.

Inthe3rdcentury,theyafoundawinethatactedlikeanesthetic,andtheyalsousedherbsbeforetheageofwrittenhistory

PAPERINVENTIONS

Inventedpaperandprinting

Intheirwriting,therewere80,000differentsymbols

ThefirsttoinventbooksandhadbookshopsineverycitybytheendoftheT'angdynasty

Therewere3differentimportantkindsofpaper,theveryfirstbeingsilkrags.Thecheapkindswerenomorethenwoodenstrips,andthemostexpensivewassilkcloth.Althoughmostofthekindsofpaperwasmadefromover50%bamboo,someoftheotherthingstheyweremadeofweresilk,cloth,hemp,mulberrybark,andplantfibers.

IntheHandynasty,206B.C.-A.D.220,paperandinkwereinvented.

IntheT'angdynasty,618-906,thefirstprinterwasinvented.

In868ADtheearliestknownbookeverwasprinted.

About1,800yearsago,duringtheEasternHanDynasty（25-220）,CaiLunimprovedChina'spapermakingtechniqueusingbarkandhemp.ThisthenbecameoneofthefourgreatancientinventionsofChin.Today,ancientpapermakinghasbeenreplacedbymodernmeansofproduction,butinsomeplacesinsouthwesternChina'sGuizhouProvince,wheremanypeopleofethnic-minoritygroupslive;thisancienttechniqueisstillpracticed.

InHuishui,ChangshunandDanzhainearGuiyang,capitalofGuizhou,manypapermakingworkshopsarewellpreserved.Ofthem,thebiggestistheoneinDongkouVillage,LushanTown,HuishuiCounty,some80kilometerssouthofGuiyang.

Stonerollergrindingfermentedandboiledbamboo

AtDongkouVillage,whereBouyeipeoplelive,wecanseeanopendamthroughwhichalimpidriverflows,andflocksofducksareseensportingandplayinginit.OnthebanksBouyeiwomeningroupsoftwoandthreewashclothes.AllArequiet,leisurelyandcarefree.

Lookingdownfromahighplace,wecanweelargeandsmallsteamingandboilingkilns,ferme