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Four Great Inventions

Four Great Inventions
Five major steps in papermaking, outlined by Cai Lun in AD 105
Traditional Chinese四大發明
Simplified Chinese四大发明
Literal meaningfour great inventions
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinsì dà fā míng
Wade–Gilesssu4 ta4 fa1 ming2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationsei3 daai6 faat3 ming4
Jyutpingsei3 daai6 faat3 ming4
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The Four Great Inventions are inventions from ancient China that are celebrated in Chinese culture for their historical significance and as symbols of ancient China's advanced science and technology. They are the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing.[1]

These four inventions had a profound impact on the development of civilization throughout the world. However, some modern Chinese scholars have opined that other Chinese inventions were perhaps more sophisticated and had a greater impact on Chinese civilization – the Four Great Inventions serve merely to highlight the technological interaction between East and West.[2]

  1. ^ Andrade, Tonio (2016-01-12). The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History. Princeton University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctvc77j74. ISBN 978-1-4008-7444-6. JSTOR j.ctvc77j74.
  2. ^ "Do We Need to Redefine the Top Four Inventions?". Beijing Review (35). 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-11-04.

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