The History and Amazing Achievements of Ancient China

This website provides information on the history and culture of Ancient China all the way to the beginning of the 20th Century when China began to emerge as a modern nation.

China’s civilization and culture has survived barbarian invasions and natural catastrophes, and has endured for thousands of years. Its achievements are many: art, calligraphy, pottery, china, and architectural wonders such as The Great Wall of China. China was the first civilization to invent gunpowder, the printing press, and domesticate the silk worm. In the 3rd Century B.C. Chinese civilzation developed the first hot air balloon, Kongming Lantern, which is used to this day in festivals. See also: Chinese Religions

China is the only ancient culture to have survived and evolved from the dawn of civilization to the present, basically intact yet still capable of evolving into the modern world. For example, Chinese writing is almost unchanged from a thousand years ago. Its characters would be recognizable to a Chinese person from 1000 B.C., yet the language has continued to evolve and can describe modern concepts such as computers, quantum mechanics and astrophysics