The Coolest Chinese Inventions

As the world's oldest continuous civilization, China has been-and continues to be-at the forefront of technological advancement. Through the history of China's craziest and coolest inventions-from the Four Great Inventions of the compass, gunpowder, papermaking, and printing to modern innovations such as E-commerce and mobile payment-readers are given an expansive view of China's immense influence on world history and culture.