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Top 10 Ancient Chinese Inventions
Here are 10 of the greatest early Chinese inventions, in no particular order. We'll begin with arguably the most famous ancient Chinese invention. Legend has it that gunpowder was accidentally ...
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 ...