Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

The first invention in China in the seventh century was the paper currency. Paper currency is one of China’s most important inventions as paper currency has been adopted worldwide. Usage of paper ...

China's long history has seen some extremely important inventions emerge, most noticeably gunpowder, paper making, printing and the compass, which, in the words of Roger Bacon, changed the whole ...