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Over the course of its 5,000-year-long civilization, China has seen a number of innovative and world-changing inventions. Learn about some of these amazing advances here!
The Invention of Gunpowder
Describes the invention of gunpowder by Tang Dynasty Chinese alchemists, around 850 A.D. This accidental discovery has changed the world -- for good and for bad.
The Invention of the Seismoscope
Describes the invention of the first seismoscope for detecting earthquakes, which was invented in China in the second century A.D.

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