Gunpowder and Rocketry (Huǒyào hé huǒjiàn 火药和火箭)|Huǒyào hé huǒjiàn 火药和火箭 (Gunpowder and Rocketry)
Frank H. WINTER A merchant selling firecrackers on Hainan Island. Fireworks are used in China to celebrate many different holidays.
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:12-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Science, Technology, and Medicine, Technology|
Frank H. WINTER A merchant selling firecrackers on Hainan Island. Fireworks are used in China to celebrate many different holidays.
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:13-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Architecture, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, History, Arts, and Culture, Technology|
Nancy S. STEINHARDT Architectural drawing of a Chinese building by William Chambers, 1757. Chinese architecture—from the Great Wall to the
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:13-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Science, Technology, and Medicine, Technology|
Ellen HUANG Amphora with dragon-head handles, made in the ninth century (Tang dynasty) in Changsha, Hunan Province. Ninth century (Tang
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:13-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Science, Technology, and Medicine, Technology|
Paul FORAGE An historical illustration showing the ancient paper-making process. The Chinese inventions of papermaking and printing, though prompted by
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:13-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Science, Technology, and Medicine, Technology|
Paul FORAGE Sculpture depicting an early Chinese invention: the magnetic compass. The spoon-shaped needle is also called a lodestone, made
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:13-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Science, Technology, and Medicine, Technology|
Paul FORAGE Junks floating by majestically in Whampoa, Shanghai. PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD COHEN. The junk has been the classic