Chinese Discoveries & Inventions

By Wuhoo
  • 2700 BCE

    Tea

    Tea
    In China, drinking tea was common. Tea was easy to make. They were made using tea leaves floating in hot water. However, tea was first created as medicine for people who were sick. As it became more popular, tea was widely drank everywhere. Industyr
  • Period: 300 BCE to Jan 1, 1400

    Chinese History

  • 150

    Paper

    Paper
    In China, the invention of papermaking was created in 150. They first use the bark of the mulberry tree and hemp, but later they used rags to make paper. This lead to people having paper money. Indursty
  • Jan 1, 650

    Printing

    Printing
    As the paper was created in China, people needed a way to produce mass amount of printed paper. They eventually created a way to "print" hundreds of paper just by using one completed paper. Industury
  • Jan 1, 750

    Mechanical Clock

    Mechanical Clock
    As China advanced more into the future, they started to find a way to improve their way of tracking time. Then they created the first mechanical clock. The clock had a wheel that represents 24 hours, and dripping water to make it turn. They also made that every quarter hour drums would beat, and every hour a bell would chime. Everyday Objects
  • Jan 1, 850

    Gun Powder

    Gun Powder
    Chinese alchemists created gunpowder when they were trying to find a way to create immortality. They accidently made gunpowder when they mixed saltpeter with other minerals. Military Techology
  • Jan 1, 850

    Paper Money

    Paper Money
    One of our most found everyday object that we use is paper money, but they were first made in China. As the invention was made, the emperor was trying to associate paper with money creating paper money. Everyday Objects
  • Jan 1, 850

    Game Cards

    Game Cards
    One of China's most common object for adults to play are these game cards. Back in ancient China, printers use long thin paper and put charters on them representing a meaning. As it advanced, printers started to put different colors on cards to make it more appealing. Everyday Objects
  • Jan 1, 950

    Flamethrower

    Flamethrower
    When gunpowder was discovered in China, they were trying to put that into a weapon. By the 10th century, they had made the first flamethrower using gunpowder and oil as fuel. Milatry Techonolgy
  • Jan 1, 1300

    Rocket

    Rocket
    Rocket technology was discovered in the Song dynasty. They used sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal. At first they were used as fireworks, but later they used rockets as a weapon. Milatary Theconolgy