Four Great Inventions
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The Four Great Inventions of ancient China are four inventions that are celebrated in Chinese culture for their historical significance and as signs of ancient China's advanced science and technology.
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These four discoveries had an enormous impact on the development of Chinese civilization and a far-ranging global impact. However, some modern Chinese scholars have pointed out that other inventions in China were perhaps more sophisticated and had a greater impact – the Four Great Inventions serve merely to highlight the technological interaction between East and West.
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See also
- Dream Pool Essays
- Gunpowder warfare
- History of science and technology in China
- List of Chinese inventions
- Technology of the Song Dynasty
- Science and technology of the Han Dynasty
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