Chinese Inventions
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Chinese Inventions
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📝PAPER📝
This Is Used Lots.!
Paper was invented in ancient China in about 105 C.E during the Han Dynasty and spread slowly to the west
Papermaking has traditionally been traced to China when Cai Lun- an official attached to the Imperial court during the Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220)
He created a sheet of paper using mulberry and other bast fibres along with fishnets, old rags, and hemp waste
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During the Shang (1600–1050 BC) and Zhou (1050-256 BC) dynasties of ancient China, documents were ordinarily written on bone or bamboo
The light material of silk was sometimes used, but was normally too expensive to consider
The first use of paper has been excavated in China dating to the reign of Emperor Wu of Han from the 2nd century BC, used for purposes of wrapping or padding protection for delicate bronze mirrors
It was also used for safety, such as the padding of poisonous 'medicine' as mentioned in the official history of the period
During the Tang Dynasty (618–907) paper was folded and sewn into square bags to preserve the flavor of tea
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🍝NOODLE🍝
It is yummy food.!
The earliest written record of noodles is found in a book dated to the Eastern Han period (25–220) of China
Noodles, often made from wheat dough, became a staple food for people of the Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)
In Tang Dynasty, the noodles were first cut into strips, and in Yuan Dynasty, the making of dried noodles began. It is also noted that the Chinese presented Marco Polo with noodles during his exploration
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Bakmi: Southeast Asian Chinese yellow wheat noodles with meat, usually chicken
Chūka men (中華麺): Japanese for "Chinese noodles", used for ramen, champon, and yakisoba
Lamian (拉麵): hand-pulled Chinese noodles
Mee pok (麪薄): flat, yellow Chinese noodles, popular in Southeast Asia
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🐠GOLDFISH🐠
Starting in ancient China, various species of carp (collectively known as Asian carps) have been domesticated and reared as food fish for thousands of years. Some of these normally gray or silver species have a tendency to produce red, orange or yellow color mutations; this was first recorded in the Jin Dynasty (265–420)
During the Tang Dynasty (618–907), it was popular to raise carp in ornamental ponds and watergardens
By the Song Dynasty (960–1279), the domestication of goldfish was firmly established
During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), goldfish also began to be raised indoors, which led to the selection for mutations that would not be able to survive in ponds
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During the 1620s, goldfish were highly regarded in southern Europe because of their metallic scales, and symbolized good luck and fortune
Chinese tradition classifies goldfish into four main types. These classifications are not commonly used in the West.
Ce (may also be called "grass")—Goldfish without fancy anatomical features. These include the common goldfish, comet goldfish and Shubunkin.
Wen—Goldfish have a fancy tail, e.g., Fantails and Veiltails ("Wen" is also the name of the characteristic headgrowth on such strains as Oranda and Lionhead)
Dragon Eye—Goldfish have extended eyes, e.g., Black Moor, Bubble Eye, and Telescope Eye
Egg—Goldfish have no dorsal fin, and usually have an 'egg-shaped' body, e.g., Lionhead
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🍺ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE🍺
It Is Yummy Drink For Old People.!
Chemical analysis of traces absorbed and preserved of ancient pottery jars from the neolithic village of Jiahu in the Henan province of northern China revealed residue left behind by the alcoholic beverages they had once contained
The earliest evidence of alcohol in what is now China are jars from Jiahu which date to about 7000 BCE. This early rice mead was produced by fermenting rice, honey, and fruit
China abandoned the production of grape wine before the advent of writing and, under the Han, abandoned beer in favor of huangjiu and other forms of rice wine
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Alcoholic beverages were widely used in all segments of Chinese society, were used as a source of inspiration, were important for hospitality, were considered an antidote for fatigue, and were sometimes misused. Laws against making wine were enacted and repealed forty-one times between 1100 BC and AD 1400. However, a commentator writing around 650 BC asserted that people "will not do without beer"
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