Chinese Inventions

All about Chinese inventions

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Chinese Invention Natalia Segovia

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Canal lock

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Canal lock One of the many Chinese inventions is the

canal lock. The canal lock allows boats go upriver and downriver. This is possible by raising and lowering the water level. When the boat needs to go to a higher level it enters the lock and a gate is closed behind it. Then water fills the lock until the level equals that of the water ahead. Then this same procedure is repeated but backwards. That is basically how the canal lock works. The canal lock or pound lock was invented in 984 A.D. The canal lock was first invented in China. Chiao Wei-Yo first constructed a lock within 250 ft. and found that the stretch of river between them evened the water. This was during the Song dynasty that lasted from 960 to 1279 A.D. canals where invented to facilitate the trade of goods and so people could travel faster. Also there was a greater communication. This is one of the greatest Chinese inventions, and one of the many we still use today.

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Foods to eat with chopsticks.

Chopsticks

History

C H I N E S E I N V E N T I O N S

Facts

http://www.chopsticketiquette.com/

The Chinese invented chopsticks. Chopsticks were invented in the QIN dynasty. Chopsticks are small, often tapered, sticks used in pairs of equal length as the traditional eating utensils of China and its diaspora, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Northern proprovinces of Laos, Thailand and Burma.

Chopsticks are made to eat food. Most of the chopsticks are made of bamboo or plastic but you can also find some made of metal, bone, ivory and various types of woods. Chopsticks are maneuver in one hand between the thumb and the index finger. The real name of the chopsticks is kuàizi.

Chopsticks are used like tongs to pick up little portions of food. When eating with chopsticks you have to bring your plate with food closer to your mouth.

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The most common food to eat with chopsticks most of the time is

When eating with chopsticks the food is cut into little peaces.

Another common food to eat with chopsticks are sushis.

By: Gabriel Madela

   

Chinese Compass

Chinese  scientists  originally  made  the  compass  by  making  magnets.  First  they  

discovered  that  iron  ore  also  called  magnetite  aligned  itself  in  a  north/south  position.  To  

make  magnets  they  heated  pieces  of  ore  to  the  point  where  it  was  red  hot  and  then  cooled  

them  in  a  north/south  position.  The  first  versions  of  the  compass  were  made  of  two  parts,  

the  first  one  was  a  metal  spoon  made  of  magnetic  loadstone  and  the  second  was  a  square  

bronze  plate  which  had  North,  South,  East,  West,  NE,  NW,  SE  and  SW  marked  in  Chinese  

characters.  The  Chinese  compass  had  many  different  symbols.  

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The  first  Chinese  compass  had  symbols  that  represented  the  eight  directions,  finer  

markings  of  24  compass  points  and  28  lunar  mansions.  The  two  parts  of  a  compass  also  

represented  different  things.  The  metallic  spoon  represented  Heaven  and  the  plate  represented  

the  earth,  which  would  guide  the  observers  in  the  right  direction.    

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Antic_chinese_Compass.jpg  

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Lambert,  David  and  Tony  Osmond.  Great  discoveries  and  Inventions.  New  York:  Facts  on  file  publications,  1985.  

Jose  Fernando  Herrera  

In China fireworks appeared during the Sung Dynasty in 960 to 1279 A.D. Fireworks

where made of bamboo and filled with gunpowder. The Chinese first named the fireworks

“hou yao” which means chemical fire. The Chinese had an idea and wanted to use it in

combat and they developed a new weapon called the fire arrow. They used it as weapons in

ancient times and also they used it to celebrate and to scare off evil spirits.

The one that discovered the mixture for gunpowder was a cook that saw that sulfur,

saltpeter and charcoal where flammable and realized they would explode they were in a

closed place. The Chinese people sometimes used fireworks as a weapon. They gave it the

shape of a dragon. Later the Europeans improved the rockets and made them more

sophisticated.

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By Andres Escalante

Helmenstine, Anne Marie

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The Flamethrower By Marco Solis Tourne

A flamethrower is a mechanical device made to throw a long but controllable burst of fire. Some flamethrowers project a burst of flammable liquid but some produce a long gas flame. Some military flamethrowers use liquids, but other ones as commercial flamethrowers normally use high-pressure propane and natural gas, which is considered to be safer. They are used by the military and by people who need a controlled burning capacity, such as in agriculture or other duties such as land management. They are made to either be carried by the person using it or it can be mounted on a vehicle. There are two types of flamethrowers. The military flamethrower and the commercial flamethrower.

The military flamethrower was first used during the trench warfare in World War 1. The use of them increased during World War 2. They can be vehicle mounted like on a tank or man portable. The mounted one is more efficient because it can take more damage than the man- portable one. The commercial one is a little different because it is not as heavy and it does not spit out flame as hard as the army one. It is used to burn plants that are dead or for gardening purposes. That is the history of the flamethrower.

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Gun Powder

The dating of gunpowder is as early as 850 A.D. This invention was discovered in China. Gunpowder was made with saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal with honey. The gunpowder used for military purpose was first recorded in 919 A.D. By the 11th century, explosive bombs filled with gunpowder and fired from catapults were introduced and used in China. The first detailed description of using firing cannon in warfare was in connection with a battle fought in 1126 when the Song army used it against the invading Nuchens. The so-called fire cannon was a tube made of bamboo filled with gunpowder which, when fired, threw a flaming missile towards the enemy.

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Chinese Inventions Ink Alex Lagos

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Every day we look and read things that have been written with ink. After all, the whole world uses ink for many purposes like writing or drawing. Although, the real question is who invented it. Many people have theories about the invention of ink, but I did some research and found out that it was the Chinese.

About 1700 years ago the Chinese made solid ink in the form of sticks or cakes. They used soot and animal glue to produce it. Then they shaved off bits of it and mixed them with water to produce instant ink that they could use for whenever they had to write or draw something. The invention of ink spread quickly through Asia in the form of calligraphy or text. Finally, it spread through the entire world.

Mariana Llabres

Kites were invented before the European discovered

flying sails. Kites copy the shapes of butterflies and birds.

Chinese kites also copied other natural things. Kites where

designed to fly for over three days. These kites did not

represent entertainment or a child´s pastime, they where

used for sophisticated purposes. Some were used for

military communication, called magic afoot and sometimes

were considered as a threat.

In 200 B.C. a Chinese general

named Han Hsin used a kite as a type

of measure. He flew it over a walled

city and wanted to see how long he

would have to dig a tunnel to attack

underground undetected. Other people

used kites to frighten their enemies.

Before fighting soldiers used to send

kites with messages during wartimes.

Kites were then introduced to Europe

by explorers who returned from Asia.

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Kites

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Paper Making Alexa Matta

Paper is one of the most used products around the world for thousands of years. The Chinese invented the paper around 100 BC. The word paper comes from papyrus, which is the plant that is used to

produce paper. Since it is very hard to get things in and out of China due to their elevations it was hard to share this invention around the world, so it took time but when the Arabs fought for land they captured solders that know how to make paper and they thought the Arabs.

Paper is made by first placing the fibers on a screen which is used to mold it and then suspend it in water to form a slurry in a large vat. That makes slurry, which is moved around until it is made into a very thin coating. Then it is let out to dry until paper is made. It is an extremely hard process and it takes a lot of time and patience. Thanks to the Chinese we now have something to wright

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In the 9th century Chinese invented the paper money. It was called “flying

money” because it was so light it blew from ones hand. In 1024, the Song government

took over the printing of paper money and used it as a medium of exchange backed by

deposited cash. The first Muslim bankers used a checking system by the 1200's,

followed by Italian bankers in the 1400's. Paper money is still the most common form of

currency around the world.

In 806 AD the first paper banknotes were invented. The idea of using

paper money is very old. The printing notes were military scrip. It is now an iron

currency of coins. Chinese only used paper money for 300 years of a 400 years

between 1050 and 1450,and Ming dynasties. In 1023 the Song dynasty was the

first to use money paper. *Bibliography for book

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Paper Money Jimena Solana

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The History of Porcelain

Porcelain is a type of highly valued ceramics due to its hardness and amazing

beauty. It was originally created in China by the Tang dynasty. This period was around

618-907. It was later on that the Yuan dynasty perfected it between the 1279-1368. The

hard paste used to create porcelain comes from the petutse or china rock. There are many

types of porcelain.

The three main types of porcelain are hard-paste porcelain, soft-paste porcelain

and bone china. The hard-paste porcelain was the first one ever to be developed; it resists

higher temperature than the other types of porcelain and was created in China. The soft-

paste porcelain was developed in Europe to copy the Chinese porcelain; it contains a bit of

glass and is less strong than the hard- paste porcelain. The bone china porcelain was created

in England during the 1750´s and combined bone ashes into the clay it is the least hard of

all but due to the bone ashes it shines the most. Porcelain comes from long ago passing

through the greatest civilizations.

Alexis Epelstein Peralta

 

CHINESE ROCKETS

Chinese Rockets

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http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/TRCRocket/history_of_rockets.html  

Tyler  Gay    

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There would be no space exploration without rockets, but they are not a modern invention. The Chinese started experimenting with the gunpowder-filled tubes and made the first rocket around 1200 A.D. The Chinese started experimenting with the gunpowder-filled tubes. At some point, they attached bamboo tubes to arrows and launched them with bows. They discovered that these tubes could propel themselves just by the power made from the escaping gas. The true rocket was born. Today rockets have developed into very powerful tools; people use them for space travel or weapons but the rocket’s engine is very extraordinary. Unlike ordinary engines, a rockets engine carries own supply of oxygen to burn its fuel, which is why rockets can work in space. The fuel and oxygen-provider, or oxidizer, are called propellants, because when they burn they make a stream of gases that propels the rocket forward.

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Seismographs Seismographs

Roberto Lebrija They detect seismic waves

The first seismograph was

invented by a man called Chang

Heng who was an astronomer of the

Han Dynasty. The seismograph was

designed as a bronze vessel with

nine dragons facing different

directions; each one held a ball in its

mouth and underneath each dragon

there was a frog with its mouth

open. Any seismic waves that the

vessel detected would make the

balls fall into the correct mouth of

the nine frogs sitting below the

dragons and the direction of the

dragon would be the direction of the

seismic waves. This tool did not

appear in the West until 1,500 years

later, where it has been very

important to measuring

earthquakes.

 

Seismographs tell of earthquakes

Seismographs have been one of the most important

Chinese inventions in the world. It detects earthquakes by

measuring seismic waves and it can tell where there are

coming from by seeing where are the seismic waves coming

from. The first Seismograph was made in China. Right now

seismographs detect seismic waves by making a thin line

with a pen on a roll of paper that later can be read by

seismographers.

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Sericulture was invented in China in the beginning of the 5th century. The Chinese loved this material and used it a lot. Moths left eggs to hatch. When they hatched the worms ate the mulberry leaf then they made a cocoon, and with it the Chinese made silk. They first placed the cocoon in boiling water and stirred it with a stick. Then they placed it on a stick and they twirled it up and from there they got the strings of silk.

Sericulture

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Making silk in China was an art and a long process. The Chinese then spread the silk through out all China and then to other countries. The Chinese made many things out of silk, like clothing, curtains, and even decoration. The worms in China became so precious that they even sacrificed them to gods and the emperor. So that’s why the silk worms are such a great discovery.

Cristobal Sayrols

TEA Rauf chebaro

There is an old story in China about tea. The story started at a well

of water from which people came to drink. Next to the well there was this

very big tree with beautiful leaves. One day the leaves fell into the well. The

people who drank from it noticed a different taste from the normal water,

but the people liked it very much and so did the king. The king said that he

would call it tea.

After the people discovered tea, they did many things with it. For

example tea ice cream, tea perfume, tea desserts, tea candy powder, and

more. Thomas Lipton invented the Lipton Tea Company in 1915. Today we

still drink Lipton. If tea wouldn’t exist we wouldn’t have one of the most

popular parties in the world. Sometimes it works as medicine for when we

are sick and have a stomach ache. Tea is very helpful for the people because

it has many uses and it has a delicious taste.

The invention of Tea

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The Chinese invented umbrellas. They have invented them about 1,600 years Ago. Then soon they started to spread all over Asia. They were invented for shade and shelter. A Qing dynasty woman would use an umbrella as a sunshade and to protect her skin. They would use silk to make them. Later on paper umbrellas were invented. They lacquered and waxed the umbrellas so they can also be used in rain. Getting shade and shelter from the umbrellas was the main idea of them. . Also umbrellas became fashionable after. They were fashionable for women and also for men. Normally when they would use them is was a symbol of high rank. Still today umbrellas are very popular and people use them all over the world.

My Chinese Invention

Umbrellas By Talia Tellez

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Three hundred years later in Europe,

Gutenberg developed moveable type. This

invention made books cheaper and more available.

This Chinese invention did not impact Chinese

society, but it revolutionized Europe. Until the

invention of computers and photocopying in the

20th century, all books were printed using

movable type. The invention of moveable type

improved Chinese technology and advanced

human civilization.

Bibliography

“Chinese inventions.” Science Learning. The Franklin Institute. 3 March 2011.

http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/info/current/inventions.html

Williams, Trevor I. The History of Inventions. New york, NY: Facts on File, 1987.

Before printing was invented, all writing was by

hand and very slow, for each character had to be drawn

with great care. In the year 1045 AD, Bi Sheng

invented printing. Using clay fired characters he made

re-usable type and developed typesetting techniques.

Block printing cost a lot of money and time, for each

carved block could only be used for a specific page of a

particular book. The technique of printing with carved

wood blocks started early in the T’ang dynasty and

reached its golden age during the Song dynasty and

practically all important books were produced by block

printing. In the year 868 the first printed book was

produced.

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Bibliographies

Book- Steele, Philip. Find Out About Ancient China. UK: Anness Publishing Inc.

Internet Site- Bellis, Mary. “Wheelbarrow.” About.com. 1977. Chinavtour. 8/3/11. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwheelbarrow.htm

The wheelbarrow was invented by Chuko

Liang (181-234 A.D.) and was primarily invented and

used to give supplies to injured soldiers at war. The

Chinese wheelbarrow had two wheels and needed of

two men to propel and steer it. The wheelbarrows is

designed to transport object at short and long distances.

The wheelbarrow is built with one or two wheels and

with two handles places in the back so that a single

person could move it around. This tool became widely

used by emperors because they now had a way of

getting some objects moved so that they could finish

expensive projects. The wheelbarrow was so widely

popular that it spread to Europe in the year 1220 A.D.

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Some paintings in caves have showed the first

wheelbarrow and the progress it has made throughout the

years. Many of China´s first wheelbarrows were large. The

axle design was more centered so they could carry more

weight and larger loads. During this time they were often

used to transport and carry people around. The first

wheelbarrows were often made of wood but later on in the

years it became made of metal and other materials. The

wheelbarrow improved and made it easier for everyone’s

life because it could be used for many things and it made a

great tool for daily use.

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Yin and Yang

The Chinese believe that everything in the world can be described through the terms of yin and yang. Like Earth and heaven, night and day, winter and summer, the sun actively radiates light, the moon passively reflects it and on and so forth. Every organ in the body was designated as either yin or yang, which the Chinese thought to be necessary for health. Internal or external forces were thought to influence this balance of yin and yang, therefore making the body or the mind sick.

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The yin and yang is the Chinese philosophy that everything balances the other. They are opposing forces of nature but they complement the other. Yin is passive, dark, feminine, and winter. Yang is active, light, masculine and summer. Yin and yang are represented by two interlocked curved shapes within a circle, one white and one black, with a dot of contrasting color in each. It shows that everything changes from being more yin to more yang and from more yang to more yin.

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Chinese Yo-yo

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The Chinese yo-yo is considered to be a very popular yet simple toy despite the fact that it is considered to be the second oldest toy in the world after the doll.. It was first found during the Ming Dynasty

between 1386 and 1644 AD, which was several centuries ago. This simple toy was a popular pastime and an integral part of the ancient Chinese culture. The Chinese yo-yo was originally made of two round, wooden disks connected in the middle with a piece of wood. The yo-yo string is usually pulled and pushed by moving two sticks. This popular toy provided different levels of skill development, challenge, and fun. The Chinese yo-yo is very useful in developing skills and learning to concentrate as well as the amazing tricks that can be done with this simple toy. The modern day yo-yo is now made of plastic, whereas in ancient times it used to be made of wood. Another interesting fact is that the Chinese yo-yo does not have the string attached to the toy, which creates much more unique and challenging tricks to practice. The Chinese yo-yo is often referred as the diabolo, which is not very exact because the diabolo was the modified version of the yo-yo made by another person named Gustave Philippart. Despite its modifications, the yo-yo continues to be a challenging and entertaining toy, and reminds everybody about the importance of Chinese inventions.

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