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( Four Great Inventions of Ancient China)
The Four Great Inventions of ancient China (simplified Chinese ????; traditional Chinese ????; pinyin sì dà fa míng, meaning "four great inventions") are four inventions that are celebrated in Chinese culture for their historical significance and as signs of ancient China's advanced science and technology.[1] The Four Great Inventions are These four discoveries had an enormous impact on the development of Chinese civilization and a far-ranging global impact.[6] However, some modern Chinese scholars have pointed out that other inventions in China were perhaps more sophisticated and had a greater impact – the Four Great Inventions serve merely to highlight the technological interaction between East and West.[7] Although Chinese culture is replete with lists of significant achievements (e.g. Four Great Beauties, Four Great Books of Song, Four Great Classical Novels, Five Classics, Five Elders), the concept of the Four Great Inventions originated with European scholars, and was only later adopted by the Chinese.
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