The British philosopher Francis Bacon pointed out that printing, gunpowder and compass "changed the whole face and situation of things all over the world: first, academically, second, in war, and third, in navigation; Moreover, it has caused countless changes: unexpectedly, no Sect, no empire or any planet has a greater impact on human affairs than these mechanical discoveries. " Maddox, a British sinologist, pointed out: "For a long time, the inventive genius of China people has been manifested in many aspects. China's three great inventions (navigation compass, printing and gunpowder) provided extraordinary impetus for the development of European civilization. " Marx commented: "gunpowder, compass and printing are the three great inventions that predict the arrival of bourgeois society." Gunpowder shattered chivalry, the compass opened the world market and established a colony, while printing became a tool of Protestantism, a means of scientific rejuvenation in general, and the most powerful lever to create the necessary premise of spiritual development. " Yue Se, a missionary and sinologist in China, was the first person to add papermaking to the above three inventions. When comparing Japan and China, he pointed out, "We must always remember that they (referring to Japan) did not have such outstanding inventions as printing, papermaking, compass and gunpowder. This list of inventions was later formulated by Joseph Needham, a famous British biochemist, historian and sinologist.
There is also Pythagorean Theorem (Pythagorean Theorem), which was discovered by Shang Gao as early as China Shang Dynasty (BC 1600-BC 1046), but Pythagoras (572- 497 BC) was hundreds of years behind.
Is democracy in the west a complete democracy? It's just the democracy of male adult citizens, and women and foreigners have no rights.
Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica contains the idea of evolution, and some of his arguments are directly contained in Darwin's theory of evolution.
In physics, Mozi made an accurate statement on lever principle, pinhole imaging and convex-concave lens imaging during the Warring States Period (476 BC-2265438 BC+0 BC). As he pointed out, when weighing heavy objects, the balance of the balance beam is due to the short "mark" and the long "mark". In modern scientific language, "Ben" is a heavy arm, "Biao" is a force arm, and the mechanical formula is force × force arm (Biao) = weight × force arm (Ben). Now people are generally used to calling lever theorem Archimedes theorem. In fact, Mozi put forward the lever theorem 200 years earlier than Archimedes, so it is fair to call it Mozi theorem.
China's ancient GDP accounted for 80% of the world for a long time. 1000 years ago at night, all the cities in the world were dark, and only the city of China was brightly lit. 1000 years ago, all the cities in the world were quiet, only China was crowded with people, singing and laughing.
How big was the gap between the world and China a thousand years ago?
More than a thousand years ago, only China had more than one million megacities in the world. 1 1 century, the largest cities in Europe, such as London in Britain, Paris in France, Venice and Florence in Italy, all have a population of less than 1 10,000. China has a population of1500,000. A thousand years ago, there were 6 cities with a population of over 200,000 in China, and 46 cities with a population of over100000. A thousand years ago, there were welfare facilities in China City, such as pesticide application bureau, child-friendly bureau, nursing home and leaky garden, all of which were the characteristics of the city's advanced modernization. More than a thousand years ago, Europe was chaotic, poor and backward, America was underdeveloped and Africa was primitive. How big was the gap between the world and China a thousand years ago? A thousand years ago, the gap between the world and China was not one and a half times, not one time, but more than ten times. A thousand years ago, China was far ahead of the world.
/kloc-In the 3rd century, Baghdad was the largest and most prosperous city in the world except China, with a city scale of 300,000 to 500,000. Venice, the largest and most prosperous city in the west, has a population of only100000. In Europe14th century, there were only 40,000 people in London and 60,000 people in Paris. /kloc-China, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Chengdu were all big cities with a million or more in the 3rd century. How big was the gap between the world and China a thousand years ago? The Venetian of Italy, the most prosperous place in Europe in the 3rd century/kloc-,was lucky enough to come to Quanzhou, and could not help feeling that China is a city of light. The Venetian of Italy, the richest place in the west in the13rd century, was lucky enough to see Hangzhou, and could not help feeling that China was a city in the sky, and thought that Hangzhou was the most beautiful and noble city in the world.
More than a thousand years ago, China was developing towards becoming a maritime power. More than 1000 years ago, the Venetian in Italy, the richest place in the west, saw the merchant ships of China, and not only sighed with emotion: "The merchant ships of China are also the biggest ships that people can imagine. Some have six masts, four decks and 12 sails, which can carry more than 1000 people. These ships not only have almost miraculous charts, but also geometricians and astrologers, as well as people who are proficient in using natural magnets. Through this process, they can find their way to the end of the land world. May God praise their talents. " Italians invented today's spaghetti after seeing China's noodles more than a thousand years ago. Italians saw China's ice cream more than/kloc-0.000 years ago, so today they think they invented it. If people from China traveled around the world in China more than a thousand years ago, who knows today?
1000 years ago, the annual output of iron and steel industry in North China reached1250,000 tons. What's this feeling? In 1788, the annual output of British steel industry was only 76,000 tons, starting from Geming in Europe. A thousand years ago, the gap between the world and China was not a little, not several times, but more than ten times. A thousand years ago, China was far ahead of the world.
China began to use paper money in 1 1 century, and Europe began to use paper money after17th century. In 166 1 year, Sweden issued paper money, becoming the first country in Europe to use paper money. 1000 years ago, China's currency was stronger and more popular than today's dollar and euro, while China's currency was worth the money.
1000 years ago, China people were the best at doing business. Song people easily obtained a large number of gold, silver and jewels by burning clay into porcelain. /kloc-More than 0/000 years ago, people in China exchanged high technology for raw materials and resources./kloc-More than 0/000 years later, people in China made a living by selling cheap labor and resources. People in China 1000 years ago are very valuable, and craftsmen in China are urgently needed talents in all countries of the world, and they are the treasures of the world. More than a thousand years ago, people in China made money with high technology, and a thousand years later, China made money with cheap labor.
A thousand years ago, China people would proudly say, "I am happy because I am a human being, not an animal;" It is a man, not a woman; China people, not barbarians; I am very happy because I live in Luoyang, the most beautiful city in the world. "
One thousand years ago, China got rid of the previous generation's obsession with foreign religions and adopted foreign religions as the state religion. A thousand years ago, China's self-produced religions, Confucianism and Taoism, shone brilliantly, far surpassing foreign countries. This is the embodiment of strong national culture and national self-confidence. China people were so confident a thousand years ago.
One thousand years ago, China's agriculture, commerce, construction, handicraft industry and entertainment industry were the most developed in the world. One thousand years ago, China's primary industry, secondary industry and tertiary industry ranked first in the world. A thousand years ago, China was far ahead of the world in all aspects. A thousand years ago, China was the center of the world, worthy of being called China. A thousand years ago, China ranked first in the world in economy, politics, science and technology, technology, culture, entertainment, academics, mathematics and even military affairs.
A thousand years ago, China was unfortunately born in the barbaric period of the world, and a thousand years later, China was lucky to be born in the era of world civilization.
A thousand years later, westerners said, "At its peak, China's total economic output accounted for 80% of the world at that time."
You see, China was very powerful in ancient times.