Top 10 things Chinese people do for the first time

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Most people who have tried Chinese food at least once in their lives say it's delicious. But what did the Chinese give us? Spicy pancakes? Jokes about porcelain shops? They've certainly done a lot more throughout their history. Here are the top 10 things the Chinese did for the first time:


10. Chinese banknotes
Paper banknotes were first introduced in the 7th century to make it easier for merchants to carry large amounts of copper coins around when they were trading. Initially, banknotes consisted of a simple piece of paper issued by the bank on which the total amount of money the merchant had was phone number list written. They were initially used only by wealthy merchants, but eventually began to circulate among the people of the Song Dynasty because they were a shorthand for copper coins. They were called jiaozi. However, the paper did not completely replace copper coins, they were made and organized according to region (it was not a national currency) and had a limited period of time. The national currency was introduced in the 11th century, using another invention of the Chinese, namely printing using woodcuts.

9. Printing
The Chinese initially made two types of printing: woodblock printing and motor printing. Woodblock printing is created by carving a shape or engraving characters onto wood, covering the engraving with paint, and placing a piece of cloth or paper over it. The oldest known example of this type of printing is on a piece of hemp, and dates back to 600 AD. The oldest known book, the Diamond Sutra, was written in this way during the Tang Dynasty.

The other type of printing is the motor type. This dates back over 630 years. It was invented by the Chinese scientist Shen Kuo during the Song Dynasty, but was put into practice almost 200 years later.

8. Paper
If you want to print something, you need paper or another medium for printing, and wood pulp paper became popular because it was cheaper and quicker to make than other media such as silk or bamboo sticks. There is evidence of paper made from wood pulp as early as the 2nd century. Cai Lun is often credited with inventing paper. His manufacturing process involved mixing tree bark with canvas, hemp, and the material used to make fish nets, all of which was then mixed with water.