The ancient
Chinese invented many things we use
today,
including paper, silk, matches, wheelbarrows, gunpowder, the decimal
system, the waterwheel, the sundial, astronomy,
porcelain china, lacquer paint,
pottery
wheel, fireworks, paper money, compass, tangrams,
seismograph,
medicines,
dominoes, jump rope, kites, tea ceremony, folding umbrella, ink,
calligraphy, animal harness, playing cards,
printing, abacus, wallpaper, the
crossbow,
ice cream, and ... well, you get the
idea.