Discover the ancient technology that gave Kublai Khan a strategic edge in conquering China and shaping the course of history.

CHENGDU, June 24 (Xinhua) -- In the heartland of China, near a 4,500-year-old farmland, a team of agricultural scientists is modernizing an ancient practice. They are using big data analytics and AI ...

24/7 Insights China invented most of the technology we use today, making the modern world possible. Modern-day China takes pride in its history and continues its legacy of invention and progress.

Paper money, invented by China, kickstarted economies by removing the need to barter with goods. Vaccinations helped reduce illness and deaths, and local anesthesia made surgeries easier for patients.

Other objects likely used as early forms of currency vary immensely, from bricks of tea and livestock (imagine “The Price Is Right” but with cows) to gems and metal fragments. The oldest known uses of ...

The Chinese invented gunpowder, the compass, the waterwheel, paper money, long-distance banking, the civil service, and merit promotion. Until the early 19th century, China’s economy was more ...