1. Drum:
It is said that the Chinese had man-made drums in 3500 BC.
2. Binary system:
It is said that Fuxi invented the binary system in 3000 BC. "
3. Rope:
In 2800 BC, the Chinese had mastered the technology of creating hemp rope.
4. Fish farming method:
The Chinese already knew how to raise fish in 2500 BC. At that time, our people could artificially hatch fish eggs and raise them for consumption. From the 1960s to the 1970s, artificial breeding of frogfish and other fish was only used in Europe and the United States. The United Kingdom and other Western European countries now produce about 100,000 tons of freshwater fish from fish farms every year.
5. Equatorial astronomical instrument:
In 2400 BC, the Chinese invented the equatorial astronomical instrument.
6. Decimal counting system:
The Chinese invented the decimal counting system in the 14th century BC. It is very important in modern science. The earliest evidence of its formal adoption by Europeans was found in a Spanish manuscript in 976 AD. China had already adopted it as early as the Shang Dynasty in the 14th century BC.
7. Bronze mirror:
The Chinese invented the bronze mirror in about the 12th century BC.
7. Umbrella:
In 1100 BC, the Chinese had already used umbrellas, which were used to express status.
8. Kite:
In 1000 BC, the Chinese were the first to fly kites.
9. Rice wine:
In 1000 BC, the Chinese invented rice wine.
10. Bow and arrow:
The Chinese invented the bow and arrow in the 8th century BC. The Chinese invented the crossbow in 200 BC.
11. Ancient robots:
12. Branch cultivation and precision farming methods:
In the 6th century BC, the Chinese invented branch cultivation and precision farming methods ; Europeans did not use this technology until 1731, about 2,400 years later than China.
13. Iron plow:
In the 6th century BC, the Chinese invented the iron plow. Europeans did not use iron plows until the 17th century, about 2,300 years later than China.
14. The Great Timing Bell:
The Chinese invented the Great Timing Bell in the 6th century BC; Europeans did not have the Great Timing Bell until 1000 AD, later than China About one thousand six hundred years ago.
15. Everlasting lantern:
About 589 BC, the Chinese invented the everlasting lantern. The core of the lamp is asbestos; the lamp oil is seal oil or whale oil.
16. Abacus:
The Chinese invented the abacus in 550 BC for calculation. It has also been a widely used calculation tool in business since ancient times. It was later spread to all parts of the world. It was gradually replaced by modern Arabic numerals in the 12th century. Until the 20th century, many people in the former Soviet Union and the Far East still used abacus, and plastic abacus replaced wood and bamboo abacus. At present, electronic calculators and electronic computers are tending to replace abacus in the world. However, because abacus is cheap, it will take at least ten years before electronic computers can completely replace abacus all over the world.
17. Carpets:
Carpets were already used in China in 500 BC. The earliest known carpets originated in China and Iran in the fifth century BC. In 1606, carpets woven by looms were first used near Paris, France. Today's carpets are made from man-made fibers and wool.
18. Double-acting piston bellows:
The Chinese invented the double-acting piston bellows in the 5th century BC. The West only used double-acting piston bellows in the 16th century. It is about 2,100 years later than China.
19. Shui Yong Bowl
In the 5th century BC, the Chinese invented the Shui Yong Bowl.
20. Vacancy table zero method:
21. Chemical weapons:
22. Horse chest belt change:
Approx. In the 4th century BC, the Chinese invented the horse breast harness.
23. Petroleum lighting method:
About the 4th century BC, the Chinese invented the oil lighting method and natural gas lighting method.
24. Iron casting:
In the 4th century BC, the Chinese invented iron casting.
25. Horse shoulder harness:
26. Saltpeter identification method:
27. The world's first contour canal - Lingqu .
28. Three-dimensional map:
29. Suspension bridge:
30. The Chinese Li Bing built the Anlan Bridge in Guan County, Sichuan Province in the 3rd century BC . This is the earliest bamboo cable chain bridge built in the world