Xia, Shang and Zhou laid the rudiment of science and technology in China. At this time, China entered the Bronze Age, and the casting and smelting technology of bronzes was superb. At this time, primitive porcelain also appeared.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, with the consolidation of feudal system, all kinds of ancient science and technology in China have matured. Nine Chapters of Arithmetic defines the ancient mathematical system of China. Papermaking has been invented and greatly improved.

2. Modern Times

After the Opium War, western science was introduced into China in large quantities. From the Westernization Movement, the Reform Movement of 1898 to the Revolution of 1911, China tried to absorb the scientific achievements of the West. After the establishment of China Science Society and other non-governmental academic groups in the early years of the Republic of China, China's science and technology began to integrate with the development of world science and technology more systematically.

The gun manufacturing, shipbuilding, steam technology and airplane technology in the Republic of China were all technical attempts made by overseas students in China.

3. Modern

The China government has successively launched the "863 Plan" and the "strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education", which greatly promoted the development and progress of science and technology in China.

There are many public scientific research institutions in China, including China Academy of Sciences, China Academy of Engineering and many research universities. Every year, a large amount of state funds are used for scientific research. International competitiveness in VLSI, supercomputer, aerospace, controlled thermonuclear fusion and other aspects is also rapidly improving.

China's national plan in the field of high technology is called the national high-tech research and development plan, which was put forward by four famous scientists in China on March 1986, so it is also called the "863 plan".

The "863" plan, based on the world's high-tech development trend and China's demand and ability, selects 15 topics in seven fields: biotechnology, aerospace technology, information technology, laser technology, automation technology, energy technology and new material technology as the research and development focus.

Through the implementation of the "863" plan, China has gradually formed a high-tech research and development strategy suitable for China's national conditions, completed the overall layout of high-tech research and development, and established a number of high-tech research and product development bases;

It has trained and brought up a new generation of high-tech scientific and technological teams, achieved a number of international-level achievements, broke through a large number of major key technologies, greatly improved China's high-tech research and development level, and enhanced China's scientific and technological strength.

For example, last year, China successfully developed "Ark" and "Godson" chips, ending the "coreless" history of China's information industry; The computing power of Lenovo Shen Teng 6800 supercomputer ranks fifth among the top 500 computers in the world.

Baidu Encyclopedia-History of Science and Technology in China

Baidu Encyclopedia-People's Republic of China (PRC) Science and Technology