The invention of paper, which occurred in ancient China around the 2nd century, made for a more efficient writing medium than clay tablets or papyrus, which were popular then.

Long before the industrial age, four Chinese inventions reshaped the world’s future. Papermaking, gunpowder, printing, and ...

Ancient civilizations showcased remarkable ingenuity, creating advanced technologies that continue to fascinate us. The ...

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A team of researchers in China is working to revive an ancient seismoscope that allegedly could detect distant earthquakes ...

Remarkably, nearly 2,000 years ago, Chinese scholar Zhang Heng is believed to have invented a groundbreaking device called ...

Archaeologists in China have unearthed a mysterious set of rectangular wooden pieces linked to an ancient astronomical calendar. The artifacts were discovered inside an exceptionally well ...

At the exhibition, 11 large-scale models of ancient Chinese and Western inventions, sharing similar wisdom and deepening the dialogue between Eastern and Western technological achievements ...

2. Paper Another ancient invention still in use today is paper. Paper was invented by the ancient Chinese around the 2nd century BCE, in their quest for improved writing materials.