Perhaps no other ancient culture has contributed more to this advancement of human progress than the Chinese. Here are 10 of the greatest early Chinese inventions, in no particular order.

The invention of the compass promoted maritime undertakings, and its use soon spread to the Arab world, and thence to Europe. China's four great ancient inventions made tremendous contributions to ...

Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

In a small village in southwest China's Yunnan Province, a crystal-clear stream has for generations been more than just ...

As with many ancient inventions, the origins of the gun are uncertain, however, it's mostly likely they were invented in ...

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 ...