China as an important source of human civilization had given birth to brilliant ancient science and technology and led the world in most of the history of world civilization, and till the mid-19th century its economy was the largest in the world. The development of science and technology in ancient China was based on the observation and study of the human body, the objective world, the heavens, and the earth, which led to the concept of \Integration of nature and man,\ The achievements nourished Chinese culture and civilization, and contributed greatly to mankind. Ancient Chinese inventions and discoveries are rich and numerous.
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Foreword: Hotbed of Invention The Four Major Inventions Are the Four Major Inventions the Most Important? Compass Gunpowder Paper Printing Other Major Inventions (I) Iron and Steel Smelting and Ironware Copper Smelting and Bronze Ware Extraction and Application of Petroleum Discovery and Mining of Coal Pottery and Porcelain Wine and Liquor Sericulture Tea and Tea Culture Other Major Inventions (II) Star Catalogue and Star Atlas Observation of Solar and Lunar Eclipses Surveying of the Meridian Zhang Heng and His Seismograph Guo Shoujing and His Shoushi Calendar The Decimal and Binary Systems Zu Chongzhi and Pi Equal Temperament Other Major Inventions (III) Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Anesthetic Variolation The Great Wall Grand Canal of China Dujiangyan Irrigation System Miscellaneous Smart Inventions Kite Abacus Weiqi (Go) Hot-Air Balloon Parachute Archery Match Chinese Kung Fu Football Golf Classical Works of Science Appendix: Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties