Abstract
China was a world leader in science and technology before the 14th century. The Four great inventions such as papermaking, printing, the compass, and gunpowder were all firstly invented by the Chinese. However, Chinese society didn’t view science and technology as important as arts, literature, and public administration. While the western countries used gunpowder to make weapons and compasses for navigation, the Chinese used them for fun. Gunpowder for fireworks. China was a very superstitious society until 100 years ago when the words of science and democracy were first introduced to China.
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