Yinke Deng Books

The book introduces many Chinese inventions covering all aspects of life, from the four major inventions -- gunpowder, paper, printing, compass -- to numerous other major and smart inventions such as iron and steel smelting, the decimal and binary systems, acupuncture, kite, abacus, parachute, and many more. China, as an important source of human civilization, had given birth to brilliant ancient science and technology and led the world in most of the history of world civilization. The development of science and technology in ancient China was based on the observation and study of the human body, the objective world, the heavens, and the earth, which led to the concept of Integration of nature and man. The achievements nourished Chinese culture and civilization, and contributed greatly to mankind.

China has a long and brilliant history. Its documented history is coherent for 3,000 years and its undocumented history is clearly inherited orally for 5,000 years. Archeological discoveries can date back its history to 7,000 years and trace all stages of human development to 50,000 years. Chinas history and culture, together with her rivers and mountains, possess infinite charm, which is also the soft power of China. In this book the readers can go to a journey into the Chinese history, to visit the historic sites and ruins, to meet the historic figures, to feel the glory of history itself.