From their search for the laws of the universe the Taoists discovered within the apparentchaos of nature a predictable and...
The Impression of China
Traditional Chinese Medicine（TCM），an integral part of Chinese culture，has a long history and has been sustained by research into every aspect...
In ancient China，there always existed two forms of economy，agricultural and nomadic economies，with the Great Wall，also geographically 400 mm precipitation line，as...
San Qu is a type of non-dramatic lyrical verse that can be sung.It derived from Ci and laterassimilated the tunes...
The Chinese were pioneers in the ancient art of alchemy.Chinese alchemy was based on the theory that the fundamental law...
The origins of Chinese ceramics go back to distant antiquity.Ceramics can be broadlydivided into two main groups:pottery，which is opaque when...
In 1911，the Xinhai Revolution broke out.The Republic of China replaced the Qing Dynasty，and modern technology was imported to China on...
Mei Wending Mei Wending（1633-1721），born in Xuancheng，Anhui Province，was a writer on astronomy and mathematics whose work represented an association of Chinese...
Xu Xiake Xu Xiake（1587-1641），born in today's Jiangyin of Jiangsu Province，was a noted traveler and geographer. He studied the ancient classics...
The stable and prosperous society of the Ming Dynasty provided the conditions necessary for great achievements in science and technology.Among...
Shen Kuo（1031-1095）was a scientist，polymath，general，diplomat，and financial officer，who was the inventor of compasses for navigation.His most famous book，Brush Talks from Dream Brook，written...
Guo Shoujing Guo Shoujing（1231-1316）was the greatest Chinese scientist in the Yuan Dynasty.In his childhood，he already showed unique intelligence.At the age...
Gunpowder and Rocketry The development of gunpowder and the rocket have related histories，and both are believed to have originated in...
The Song Dynasty contributed to technological progress.Two of mankind's most important inventions were made during this dynasty:movable-type printing and gunpowder.Two...
Although the Sui Dynasty was only a short interlude in the history of Chinese technology，we can observe technological progress in...
Zu Chongzhi Zu Chongzhi（429-500），was a great mathematician and astronomer during the Song and Qi Dynasties.His main contributions to the development...
Fu，sometimes called rhyme prose or rhapsody in English，is the distinctive predominant literary form of the Han Dynasty.It was a new...
The next dynasty to come into power is the Han Dynasty，including the Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasties.Quite opposite to...
With the development of metallurgy，mechanical devices such as the crossbow，armillary sphere and seismograph were invented.Papermaking and some other technologies also...
The Artificers'Record The Artificers'Record is the first important book recording the official handicraft industry and technical standards in ancient China.It...