Macau becomes important part of trade route between Ghangzhou and Southeast Asia
Since the 5th century, merchant ships travelling between Southeast Asia and Guangzhou used the region as a port for refuge, fresh water, and food.
China
Zhang Heng invents the seisometer
A seismometer or seismoscope is an instrument that detects and measures the motions of the ground as a result of seismic waves gushing from an earthquake, volcanic eruption or powerful explosion.
The Chinese of the Han Dynasty invent the wheelbarrow
The earliest wheelbarrows with archaeological evidence in the form of a one-wheel cart come from second century Han Dynasty Emperor Hui’s tomb murals and brick tomb reliefs.
The ancient Chinese invent the multi-tube seed drill
This multi-tube seed drill has been credited with giving China an efficient food production system that allowed it to support its large population for millennia.
Paper is invented in modern-day China
The oldest known archaeological fragments of the immediate precursor to modern paper date to the 2nd century B.C.E. in China.
Humans of Han Dynasty in modern-day China transform calligraphy into art
Calligraphy is considered as one of the four best friends of ancient Chinese literati, along with playing stringed musical instrument, the board game “go,” and painting.
Liu Beng founds the Han Dynasty in China
Spanning over four centuries, the Han dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history, and influenced the identity of the Chinese civilization ever since.
The Silk Road is formally established – connecting China, the Middle East, and other ancient civilizations
The network was used regularly from 130 B.C.E., when the Han Dynasty of China officially opened trade with the west, to 1453 C.E., when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with the west and closed the routes.
Compass invented in China
Used in Ancient China as early as the Qin dynasty or before, compasses were originally developed for aligning buildings with directions and as a tool used in fortune telling.
The Qin Dynasty unites China for the first time
A series of victories by the state of Qin towards the end of the Warring States period resulted in their complete conquest of China in 221 B.C.E. when the Qin empire unified China for the first time in its history.