The Top Ten Greatest Chinese Inventions (according to China.org.cn)

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The Top Ten Greatest Chinese Inventions (according to China.org.cn)

Today we will be looking at a list of the top ten Chinese inventions and ranking them. Please take down the name of each invention and the order in which they appear on the list. Also, you may need to copy down a description to help you make your decision.

# 10 Alcohol The earliest alcohol makers in Chinese legend were Yi Di and Du Kang of the Xia Dynasty (about 2000 BC-1600 BC). Other than getting you drunk, alcohol has many medicinal uses such as reducing the risk of heart attacks and killing bacteria

#9 The Mechanical Clock The mechanical clock is an invention we all use today. According to historical research, the world's first clock was invented by Yi Xing, a Buddhist monk and mathematician of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Yi's clock operated with water steadily dripping on a wheel that made a full revolution every 24 hours. As time went on, clocks were made with an iron and bronze system of hooks, pins, locks and rods, but still followed Yi Xing's clock design. Hundreds of years later, Su Song, an astronomer and mechanist of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), created a more sophisticated clock, making him the ancestor of the modern clock.

#8 Tea Production According to Chinese legend, tea was first drunk by the Chinese Emperor Shen Nong around 2,737 BC. Then, an unknown Chinese inventor created the tea shredder, a small device that used a sharp wheel in the center of a ceramic or wooden pot that would slice the leaves into thin strips. During the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, tea production developed rapidly, and tea became a popular drink around the country and the world

#7 Silk It is silkworms that naturally create silk, however, it is Chinese people that invented how to harvest the silk and use it in clothing and paper thousands years ago. The oldest silk, which was found in Henan Province, came from the Chinese Neolithic period and dates to around 3,630 BC. In ancient China, silk was not only a vital invention for life but also a bridge connecting China to the outside world. The 2,000-year-old Silk Road is still an important path for cultural, commercial and technological exchange between East and West.

#6 Iron and Steel Smelting It has been confirmed by archaeological evidence that iron, made from melting pig-iron, was developed in ancient China in the early 5th century BC during the Zhou Dynasty (1050 BC-256 BC). The first famous metallurgist in ancient China is Qiwu Huaiwen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-557 AD), who invented the process of using wrought iron and cast iron to make steel.

#5 Porcelain Porcelain is a very specific kind of ceramic produced in the extreme temperatures of a kiln. Porcelain, of course, originated in China. Early in the 16th century BC during the Shang Dynasty (1600 BC-1046 BC), the ancient prototypes of porcelain had already appeared in China. In the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the skill of making porcelain was perfected, while in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), the art of Chinese porcelain reached its peak and became popular and famous throughout the world.

#4 Compass The earliest Chinese compasses were probably not originally invented for navigation, but to harmonize environments and buildings in accordance with the geometric principles of Feng Shui. It is proved that the earliest Chinese reference recording a magnetic device used as a "direction finder" is in a Song Dynasty book dated during from 960 to1279. The earliest record about the actual use of a magnetized needle for navigation is Zhu Yu's book Pingzhou Table Talks, written in 1102. The invention of compass greatly improved the safety and efficiency of travel, especially oceanic navigation.

#3 Gunpowder Gunpowder, known since the late 19th century as black powder, is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate. In ancient China, gunpowder and gunpowder-based weapons were invented and widely used by military forces to dispel invasion at the borders. The prevailing academic consensus is that gunpowder was discovered in the 9th century by Chinese alchemists searching for an elixir of immortality.

#2 Moveable-type Printing The Chinese invention of Woodblock printing first appeared over 2,000 years ago, and produced the world's first printings. In the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Chinese began to print with carved blocks. Then in the 1040s, Bi Sheng of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) invented movable clay type printing, which marked a beginning of a major revolution in the history of printing. After that, Wang Zhen of the Northern Song Dynasty and Hua Sui of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) invented wooden and metal movable-type printing

#1 Papermaking It is known to all that China was the first country in the world to make proper paper. The invention of papermaking is one of China's significant contributions to the spread and the development of human civilization. According to research, paper was first made during the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-9 AD). Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) successfully invented the world's first batch of paper using fish nets, tree bark, bits of rope and rags.

Noodles, Shipbuilding, Paper money, Nail Polish, or the Fishing reel. Honorable Mentions Noodles, Shipbuilding, Paper money, Nail Polish, or the Fishing reel.

Now its your turn! Look at the list of the top ten Chinese inventions and consider if you would change the order or add / takeaway an invention that is not on the list such as: noodles, shipbuilding, paper money, nail polish, or the fishing reel. Reorder the list based on what you think. Next to each invention write a sentence that explains why you placed the invention in the order you did by explaining why the invention is before or after the inventions around it.