That's fine, we don't really care that no one needs or wants to speak Mandarin. But do remember that our inventions, being gunpowder, the clock, papermaking, the compass, banknotes, oil drilling, petroleum etc. were integral for the modern world to exist as it does today. Also, it was us that also discovered the anti-malarial drug Artemisinin, which saved millions of lives, especially Indian ones where Malaria was endemic to the country.

Everyday Innovations Improved production of paper after learning papermaking techniques from China. Advanced irrigation systems. Refined soaps, perfumes, and cosmetics. Developed coffee culture, which later spread worldwide from the Muslim world.

We invented gunpowder, tea, the clock, compass, seismometers, papermaking, printing, toilet paper, porcelain, banknotes, blast furnaces, biological pest controls, bombs, bristle toothbrushes, cannons, cast iron, civil-service exams, color printing, crossbows, drilling rigs, fireworks......I'd could go on and on. Also wow, I didn't know Indians invented the concept of a visible heaven (Celestial) or a Far-Eastern sky. And if you're talking about the concept of rebirth, it doesn't exist LMFAO

I love this! I started making embossing molds at uni for my papermaking & bookbinding classes in fall, very excited to use them 😍

aw thats really dope! I skipped hibiscus because of its lightfastness but I have an endless list of plants to test haha I did 8 months of plant dyes and some pigment extractions, inks are new and very exciting since I have papermaking and bookbinding classes in fall

Thanks to Cai Lun: Papermaking is an option. There is always an alternative to social media. ibookbinding.com/papermaking…

Hmm; didn’t they invented papermaking, printing, the compass, and gunpowder; leading to many later advancements? They they stole those from American?

China’s legacy of invention stretches back thousands of years. The Four Great Inventions—papermaking, printing, gunpowder, and the compass—each transformed life in powerful ways and spread across the globe. China’s inventive spirit lives on today.

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한국의 전통 한지와 쪽염색 문화, 미국 수제종이 전문지 ‘핸드 페이퍼메이킹(Hand Papermaking)’에 소개peoplestory.net/article/2388…

📜✨ चीन के आन्हुई प्रांत में चार झांग (लगभग 13 मीटर) लंबे विशाल शुआन पेपर (Xuan Paper) का जन्म! 🇨🇳 इस अद्भुत पारंपरिक कागज़ को तैयार करने के लिए 100 से अधिक जटिल प्रक्रियाओं और 50 से ज्यादा कुशल कारीगरों के सामूहिक प्रयास की आवश्यकता होती है। हर चरण में सदियों पुरानी कला, धैर्य और उत्कृष्ट शिल्पकला की झलक दिखाई देती है। 🎨📖 यही कारण है कि शुआन पेपर को चीनी सुलेख और पारंपरिक चित्रकला के लिए सर्वोत्तम माध्यम माना जाता है। 📜✨ Witness the birth of a super-large sheet of Xuan paper measuring four zhang (about 13 meters) in Anhui Province, China! Creating this masterpiece is no simple task—it involves more than 100 intricate procedures and the combined efforts of over 50 skilled artisans. From raw materials to the final sheet, every step reflects centuries of craftsmanship, patience, and cultural heritage. A remarkable example of traditional artistry preserved through dedication and teamwork. 🎨👏 #XuanPaper #ChineseCulture #TraditionalCraftsmanship #Anhui #CulturalHeritage #HandmadeArt #ArtisanSkills #ChineseArt #TraditionalArt #AmazingChina #PaperMaking #Craftsmanship

Papermaking is sloppy. Have you ordered from Talas? talasonline.com/

I'm going to a papermaking workshop on Sunday about Hockney's Paper Pools⎛⎝(⊙ᴗ⊙)⎠⎞ ♡

ある日の和紙会館にて。2人の紙漉き職人が協力して1枚の和紙を漉いています。 Two papermaking artisans are working together to make a single sheet of washi paper.

I said that the Chinese were the dominant force in East Asia in those 2100 years. I didn’t say they ever“ruled” Japan. During that time Japan’s economy was much smaller and more localized. While Japan developed sophisticated agriculture, craftsmanship, and trade (especially in the Edo period), it never matched China’s scale or output until the 20th century. Japan’s major external military efforts were limited also. Failed invasions of Korea in the 1590s (Imjin War) under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Earlier raids by wakō pirates, but these were not state-level dominance. Japan’s heavy reliance on Chinese innovations, models, and culture is one of the clearest reasons it did not dominate East Asia for those 2,100 years. Instead of leading independently, Japan frequently acted as a skilled adapter and importer of Chinese advancements, which reinforced China’s position as the regional source of prestige and progress. Major Examples of Japan Copying/Importing from China : • Writing System: Japan adopted Chinese characters (Kanji) starting around the 5th–6th centuries CE. For centuries, official documents, literature, and scholarship in Japan were written in Chinese. Japan later developed kana (hiragana and katakana) from simplified Chinese characters, but the foundation remained Chinese. • Religion and Philosophy: Buddhism came to Japan via China (and Korea) in the 6th century, along with Confucian governance principles. Japanese sects like Tendai and Shingon were directly inspired by Chinese Buddhist traditions. Confucianism shaped Japanese ethics, education, and bureaucracy. • Government and Administration: During the Nara (710–794 CE) and Heian periods, Japan modeled its imperial court, centralized bureaucracy, legal codes (e.g., Taihō Code), and capital cities (Nara and Kyoto) after China’s Tang Dynasty capital of Chang’an. They sent official missions (kentōshi) to Tang China to study and bring back administrative systems, tax structures, and urban planning. • Technology and Practical Innovations: • Rice cultivation techniques and advanced agriculture. • Papermaking, printing, and the compass (core Chinese inventions). • Architecture: Wooden temple designs, tiled roofs, and city layouts. • Ceramics/porcelain techniques, silk production, and metallurgy. • Calendar, astronomy, and measurement systems. • Arts and Daily Life: Poetry, calligraphy, painting styles, music, clothing (kimono influenced by Chinese robes), chopsticks, tea culture, and even some culinary elements (e.g., early influences on noodles/ramen precursors). Only in the late 19th century did Japan break this pattern of copying China. During the Meiji Restoration, it rapidly shifted focus to Western technology and institutions (while still drawing on its ability to selectively borrow), industrialized quickly, and defeated a weakened Qing China in 1895. In essence, centuries of successful cultural and technological importation from China kept Japan in a secondary but prosperous position within the East Asian order, rather than at its head. 😉

Dongba Paper: The "living fossil" of handmade papermaking. Made from toxic Lijiang Raohua since Tang Dynasty (1200 years), it's insect-proof, lasts a millennium, and can be written on both sides. Paper that truly lives for a thousand years. ✨

thats like saying the US stole Chinese papermaking technology lmaoooooo he's also an ROC citizen too and he is ethnically chinese 😉

🇨🇳 Chinese inventions that changed the world: 1. Papermaking 2. Printing (Woodblock & Movable Type) 3. Compass 4. Gunpowder 5. Paper Money 6. Abacus 7. Silk Production 8. Porcelain 9. Seismograph (Zhang Heng device) 10. Kites 11. Wheelbarrow 12. Iron Casting 13. Blast Furnace Steel 14. Crossbow 15. Tea Processing 16. Tofu 17. Toothbrush (early bristle form) 18. Umbrella (early versions) 19. Rocketry (fire arrows) 20. Matches (early sulfur-based fire starters)