“This is the first exhibition to prominently feature ancient Chinese picnic sets,” Chiang says. “Most people don’t pay any serious attention to picnic boxes because picnics were not as see ...

The invention of gunpowder was no doubt one of the ... and thence to Europe. China's four great ancient inventions made tremendous contributions to the world's economy and the culture of mankind.

What were some of the other Chinese inventions of this period that had a profound influence on the course of civilization? Yates: Gunpowder completely transformed the way wars were waged and ...

A firearm dating to circa-1540 was recently found in southern Arizona.

In ancient China, although Taoist empirical ... the chief progressive force in society. While inventions and technological discoveries such as gunpowder, paper, printing, the magnetic compass ...