One of the things that amazes me about Chinese creativity is that there are ordinary people today that can read a text that was written 3500 year old.
The name ‘China’ comes from the Sanskrit Cina, from the name of the Chinese Qin Dynasty, pronounced ‘Chin.’ The Romans and the Greeks knew it as ‘Seres’, “the land where silk comes from.” Marco Polo, in the 13th century CE, referred to the land as ‘Cathay. The name ‘China’ does not appear in print in the west until 1516 CE in Barbosa’s journals narrating his travels in the east.
Chinese inventions. China’s Taklamakan Desert, and the Tian Shan mountains kept China isolated from the rest of the world until 618 to 907 A.D. during the Tang Dynasty.
The Yuanmou Man inhabited the land 1.7 million years ago and The Peking Man fossils dated 700,000 – 300,000 years ago. Scholars agree that the center of the Chinese civilization sprung out from the Henan province in the Yellow River Valley.
So, let’s talk about some Chinese inventions, and I hope you research this theme further, and whether at home or school, I hope that you find one story, one invention, one landscape that will turn your day into a “Fiesta” in the making.
Agriculture
Cooking Methods
Tea Drink
Silk Textiles
Acupuncture Medicine
Mining
Gunpowder
Government
Military
Trading
Religion
Astrology
Philosophy
Transportation
Wheel
Wheelbarrow
Junk Boat
Rudder
Compass
Education
Block Printing
Caligraphy
Numbers
Paper
Pictogram
Signal System
Written Language
Science
Abacus
Astronomy
Astrology
Calendar
Medicine
Metallurgy
Seismograph
Water Clocks
Weapons
Chopsticks
Wok
Arts
Fan
Fashion
Theater
Seismograph
Umbrella
Puppets
Poetry
Children Books about Chinese Inventions you might want to read.
by holidayconnections · Published 01/17/2023
by holidayconnections · Published 02/01/2022 · Last modified 02/02/2022
by holidayconnections · Published 01/17/2023