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China as an important source of human civilization had given birth to brilliant ancient science and technology and led the world in most of the history of world civilization. The book introduces many Chinese inventions covering all aspects of life, from the four major inventions – gunpowder, paper, printing, compass – to numerous other major and smart inventions such as iron and steel smelting, the decimal and binary systems, acupuncture, kite, abacus, parachute, and many more. Ancient Chinese inventions and discoveries are rich and numerous.