China invented the timpani in the 2nd century BC.

2. Binary system:

It is said that Fuxi invented the binary system in 3000 BC.

3. Rope:

In 2800 BC, China people had mastered the technology of making hemp rope.

4. Compass:

Legend has it that in 2700 BC, Xuanyuan, the Yellow Emperor of China, invented the compass. 5, fish farming methods:

In 2500 BC, people in China already knew how to raise fish.

6, equatorial astronomical instruments:

In 2400 BC, China invented the equatorial astronomical instrument.

7, decimal counting system:

China invented the decimal counting system in14th century BC. 8. Printing:

In BC 1324, people in China were able to carve seals and watermark files with ink. In A.D. 1040, China lettering worker Bi Sheng invented movable type printing in Beijing. 1 107, China people also invented color printing. 9, paint-the world's first plastic:

China invented and used lacquerware at the latest in the 3rd century BC/KLOC-0.

10, bronze mirror:

About BC 12, China people invented the bronze mirror.

1 1, umbrella:

People in China have been using umbrellas since 1 100 BC. It is said that the umbrella was invented in China in the 4th century during the Three Kingdoms period.

12, kite:

In BC 1000, people in China first flew kites. Flying a kite provides the principle and inspiration for the plane to fly into the sky.

13, rice wine:

In BC 1000, people in China invented rice wine.

14, bow and arrow:

China invented the bow and arrow in the 8th century BC. In Europe, Italy only used bows in 10 century, which was later than China 1200 years.

15, ancient robots:

During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty from 770 BC to 256 BC, China people had invented ancient robots.

16, branch culture precision farmland method:

In the 6th century BC, China people invented the practice of branch tillage. Europeans didn't use this technology until 173 1, about 2400 years later than China.

17, iron plow:

In the 6th century BC, China invented the iron plow. Europeans didn't use iron plows until17th century, about 2300 years later than China.

18, large tuning clock:

China invented the big bell in the 6th century BC. Europeans didn't adjust their clocks until 1000, which was later than China 1600.

19, ever-burning lamp:

Around 589 BC, China invented the ever-burning lamp. The wick is asbestos; The lamp oil is seal oil or whale oil.

20, abacus:

In 550 BC, China people invented the abacus for calculation.

2 1, carpet:

Carpets have been used in China since 500 BC.

22, double-acting piston bellows:

China invented the double-acting piston bellows in the 5th century BC. It was not until the16th century that the double-acting piston bellows was used in the west. It is about 2 100 years later than China.

23. Water bowl

In the 5th century BC, people in China invented the water bowl.

24, vacancy table zero method:

People in China began to use spaces to represent zeros before the 4th century A.D., and this is how China's abacus expressed it.

25, chemical weapons:

The history of China's chemical warfare with poisonous gas can be traced back to at least the early 4th century BC.

26, horse chest belt changes:

Around the 4th century BC, China invented the harness converter.

27, petroleum lighting method:

Around the 4th century BC, China people invented oil lighting and natural gas lighting.

28, cast iron:

In the 4th century BC, China invented cast iron.

29, horse shoulder harness:

From 4th century BC to 1 century BC, people in China invented saddle changing tools.

30, saltpeter identification method:

Nitrate was discovered in China before the 3rd century BC. The discovery of saltpeter laid the foundation for the later invention of gunpowder.

3 1. Lingqu, the first canal with the same height in the world.

The contour canal was built in the west of13rd century, about 1600 years later than China.

32, three-dimensional map:

China invented the three-dimensional map at the latest in the 3rd century BC. 33. Suspension bridge:

Li Bing, a native of China, built the An Lan Bridge in guanxian, Sichuan in the 3rd century BC. This is the earliest bamboo cable chain bridge built in the world.

34, comments:

Before 22 1 year BC, China people had invented notation.

35, papermaking:

About 200 BC, people in China invented papermaking. In A.D. 105, Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty made Cai Hou Paper. Papermaking is one of the four great inventions in China.

36. Parachute:

The parachute was invented by China in the 2nd century BC. 1783, the westerner Linomande jumped from the top of the tree or the roof many times, and the result was very successful. He called it a parachute. This is more than 900 years after China invented the parachute.

37. Fireworks:

In the 2nd century BC, people in China invented fireworks.

38, miniature hot air balloon:

In the second century BC, China invented the miniature hot air balloon.

39, ink:

China invented ink in the second century BC.

40, hand crank:

In the 2nd century BC, China invented the shaking hands. Cranks were not used in the West until the 9th century, about 700 years later than in China.

4 1, polonium:

In the 2nd century BC, China invented polonium, but it was not until 1566 that the drill was made in the west, which was about 1800 years later than China.

42, rotary yanggu fan:

In the 2nd century BC, China people invented the rotary grain-raising fan. It was not until the beginning of18th century that grain-raising fans appeared in the west, which was about 2000 years later than that in China.

43, balance ring:

In 140 BC, China invented the balance ring, and China invented the balance about 700 years earlier than the West.

44, brandy and whisky:

In BC 126, people in China invented brandy and whisky. It was not until 1570 that this wine-making method spread to Europe and caused a sensation among Europeans. Brandy appeared in Europe about 1400 years later than China.

45. Tofu:

In 125 BC, tofu was invented in Liu An, China. In the same year, China also invented the extraction method of hormone crystals, which was 2200 years earlier than Europeans.

46, lanterns:

In BC 12 1 year, people in China invented lanterns. John from the west? Barthes described lanterns in 1634, which was more than 700 years later than China.

47, hundred smelting method-using pig iron steelmaking method:

In BC120th, China people invented the method of making steel with pig iron, which is also called "Hundred Tempering Method". It was not until 1856 that pig iron was used to make steel in the west, which was about 2000 years later than that in China.

48. Compass:

During the Western Han Dynasty around 100 BC, China invented the compass (it is also said that people in China invented the compass during the Yellow Emperor period).

49, crank:

China invented the crank around 100 BC.

50, unicycle:

In BC 1 century, people in China invented the unicycle. The unicycle was not used in the west until 1 1 century, which was later than China 1200 years.

5 1, sealed laboratory:

In BC 1 century, China invented and built a sealed laboratory.

52, drive belt:

In the 5th century BC/KLOC-China invented the transmission belt. The transmission belt used by Europeans is 1430, which is later than China 1400 years.

53, sliding mapping instrument:

China invented the sliding measuring instrument in the 5th century. The sliding plotter was not used in the west until 1638, which was more than 600 years later than that in China.

54, hydraulic bellows:

In 3 1 year, China people invented the hydraulic bellows. China people's pioneering work in utilizing water conservancy is one of the most important breakthroughs in energy supply before modern society. This is an important step towards the industrial revolution.

55, keel waterwheel:

In 80 AD, China people invented the keel waterwheel; The first square-bladed keel waterwheel in Europe was made in16th century, which was made directly according to the design of China, about 1500 years later than that of China.

56, stern rudder:

1 century, the stern rudder was invented; In the west, the rudder appeared on church sculptures in 1 180, which was about 1 100 years later than China.

57, porcelain:

China people invented porcelain in 1 century. Porcelain didn't appear in the west until18th century, which was about 1700 years later than China.

58, seismograph:

/kloc-In 0/32, China native Zhang Heng invented the seismograph. Della the foreigner? Hautefeuille designed the first modern seismograph in 1703. This is later than the seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 157 1 year.

59, tear gas:

In the 2nd century, China invented tear gas.

60, watertight cabin on board:

In the second century A.D., China invented watertight compartments on ships.

6 1, balance square sail:

In the 2nd century, China invented the balanced square sail.

62, quantitative mapping method:

Zhang Heng, a famous inventor in ancient China, invented quantitative cartography in the 2nd century, which made cartography take a big step forward. But it was not until15th century that maps of considerable value appeared in the west, which was about 1300 years later than the invention of quantitative mapping by Zhang Heng.

63, spinning wheel:

China people invented the spinning wheel in 12 1 year. In the west, the spinning wheel was not used until 1280, which was more than 1 100 years later than China.

64, pure sulfur extraction method:

China people invented the pure sulfur extraction method in the 2nd century. China invented the method to treat malnutrition earlier than the west 1700 years or so.

65, seven mast ship:

In 260 AD, China people invented the seven-masted ship.

66, the front rail:

In the 3rd century, China invented the front crossbar.

67, stirrup:

In the 3rd century, China invented the stirrup. It was not until the 5th century A.D. that stirrup was made in western countries, which was 200 years later than that in China.

68, automatic control machine:

China invented the automatic control machine in the 3rd century BC.

69, artificial gold:

Ge Hong, a native of China, invented artificial gold in the 3rd century.

70, extraction method of primary arsenic:

In the 3rd century, Ge Hong, a famous alchemist in China, invented an arsenic extraction method. Arsenic is one of the raw materials for making gunpowder, which is hundreds of years later in the west than in China.

7 1, fishing line:

China people invented the fishing reel in the 3rd century, and it was called "fishing cart" at that time. In the west, it was not until 165 1 that the reel was used on fishing rods, which was about 300 years later than that in China.

72, helicopter horizontal rotor and propeller:

Ge Hong, a native of China in the 4th century, talked about helicopter rotors. At that time, there was a kind of children's toy bamboo dragonfly in China, like the rotor of a helicopter. It has a shaft with a line around it, and several blades are installed on the shaft. When the angle is set, the rotor will fly into the air with a guy. This kind of toy has a great influence on European aviation pioneers.

73. Paddle boat:

China people invented the paddle boat in 4 18.

74, "Siemens" steelmaking method:

Around the 5th century AD, China people invented the "Siemens-style" steelmaking method, which was then called the "eutectic" steelmaking method. This is 1863 Martin Simon open hearth steelmaking. China is about 1400 years earlier than the west.

75, mimeograph technology:

In 500 AD, people in China invented mimeograph technology.

76, hydraulic mill:

In 530 AD, China people invented and manufactured the hydraulic mill. In the 3rd century, Europeans used this technology, about 700 years later than China.

77. Sailing on the beach:

In 500 AD, China people invented beach navigation. .

78, pointer dial device:

Zhao Da, a native of China, invented the pointer dial device in 570 AD.

79, matches:

The first match in the world was invented by China people in 577 AD. China people used matches almost earlier than Europeans 1000 years!

80. Chess:

Chess was invented in China in the 6th century. The West didn't play chess until the 7th century, about a hundred years later than China.

8 1, arch bridge:

In AD 6 10, Li Chun, the founder of China Architectural Engineering School, invented and built an arch bridge-Tongqiao, also known as Zhao Zhouqiao or Dashiqiao, which was 700 years earlier than the Vicho arch bridge built in the West 1345.

82. Floating plate:

China people invented the floating board before 759 AD.

83.iron:

In the eighth century, China people invented iron and began to use it.

84. Paper money:

China invented paper money in the 8th century, but the issuing agency was the government. 166 1 year, Stockholm Bank of Sweden introduced paper money for the first time, more than 700 years later than China.

85, gunpowder:

China invented gunpowder in 850 AD. In the 10 century, people in China used it to send signals and make fireworks. Westerners began to pay attention to gunpowder in the late12nd century, more than 300 years later than China.

86, playing cards:

In the 9th century, China invented playing cards, and in the west, playing cards also appeared in German and Spanish at 1377, which was about 500 years later than China.

87, flame thrower:

China invented the flame thrower in 904 and used it in war.

88, guns:

In about 905 AD, China people invented the gun. This gun is a musket (or spear). Europeans didn't start using muskets until 1396, more than 400 years later than China.

89, Mercator projection:

In 940 AD, China invented Mercator projection; In A.D. 1568, Britain began to use Mercator projection, which was about 600 years later than China.

90, chain drive:

In 976, China invented the chain drive device-chain drive belt; Europeans didn't start using chain-driven belts until 1770, about 800 years later than China.

9 1, cam:

Cam was invented by China people in 983 AD, and was applied to the heavy chain of hydraulic lifting. At the same time, cam was used in a starch washing workshop in Tuscany, Italy.

92, the canal lock:

In 984, Joe, a native of China, invented the canal lock, which improved the transport capacity of rivers. By 1375, the first ship lock was built in Europe, which was 389 years later than that in China.

93, vaccination immunization:

China invented vaccine immunization in the 10 century. By 1700, as a measure to prevent smallpox, light smallpox inoculation began to be widely used in Europe. This vaccination method was introduced from China and later developed into vaccination against vaccinia.

94, mechanical clock:

In the 20th century, China invented the mechanical clock. It was not until the13rd century that mechanical clocks were made in the west, which was about 200 years later than that in China.

95, mines:

China invented the mine in A.D. 1374.

96, artillery:

China invented artillery in 1280. At this time, the people of China made the first batch of copper and iron cannons (the symbol means verification).

97. Rockets:

China people invented rockets in 1 150, and used gunpowder-fueled rockets to fight wars.

98, glasses:

/kloc-glasses were invented in China in 0/300 and used in Italy.

99, the ancient helicopter:

China people invented the helicopter in17th century.

/kloc-in the 7th century, Xu, a skilled craftsman in Suzhou, China, spent all day thinking about bamboo dragonflies played by children, trying to build a dragonfly-like helicopter and take people to heaven. After more than ten years of research, he built a helicopter. It has a propeller like a bamboo dragonfly, and its driver's seat is like an armchair. It relies on the pedal to drive the propeller to rotate through the rotating mechanism. During the test flight, it actually flew more than a foot off the ground, flew over a small river ditch and then fell.

100, echo wall:

1530, China people invented the echo wall; Invented the three-tone stone and the dome at the same time. They were all built in the Temple of Heaven.