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 ...

Many people worldwide are quick to credit Germany's Johannes Gutenberg with the invention of movable type printing, but how many know about the pioneering work of Bi Sheng from ancient China? This ...