Description
The Book Series is a premium collection of international cultural communication books planned and published by Sinolingua under the guidance of the Bureau’s leadership and the Bureau’s Comprehensive Business Department. It aims to provide a series of high-quality books suitable for presentation to high-profile figures from all sectors of the international community to introduce China, serving as "gift items" for international exchanges, for Chinese ambassadors stationed abroad, foreign envoys to China, and ambassadors of non-governmental cultural exchanges. Breaking the rigid model of traditional cultural introduction, the series organically integrates Chinese cultural genes with the development of contemporary China through story-based narration and cross-cultural comparison. It is not only a cultural "gift item" for international political dignitaries and elites but also an introductory guide for ordinary readers to understand China, achieving the unity of knowledge, interest, and communicability.
Why is the abacus called a “primitive computer”? How was the umbrella invented? How safe and common are mobile payments in China? Is China’s high-speed rail simply a borrowed technology?
If any of these questions spark your curiosity, this book has the answers. Chinese Inventions: A Legacy of Innovation introduces well-known and lesser-known ancient Chinese inventions—including the Four Great Inventions—as well as modern innovations and inventions that have transformed daily life in China.
