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1600 BCE
Bamboo stick books
Bamboo stick books date back to the Shang dynasty -
1600 BCE
Oracle bone writing
The first writing of oracle bones -
243 BCE
Wheelbarrow invented
Enabled a single person to carry a heavy load, also called "the wooden ox" -
100
Compasses invented
Made using lodestone, the compass was also believed to date back to the Han dynasty -
105
Paper making
Paper making was perfected in 105 AD -
130
Seismograph invented
Seismographs measure the strength of earthquakes -
900
Gunpowder invented
Gunpowder was first used for fireworks -
1026
Acupuncture points located
Statuettes were made showing the acupuncture points, and they are still used today. -
1100
Paper money
The world's first paper money was produced in the 11th century -
Kites invented
Kites became a favourite pastime in China in the AD 1600's