ancient china
Legacy
Ancient china accomplished many things and invented lots. Some of the things we still use today such as paper, fireworks, wheelbarrows, kung Fu, weapons and tai chi, medicines and the abacus.
Kung Fu and tai chi
Kung Fu means hard work. Which was first used for exercise which some people called daoists practiced in the 5th century BC? But today a lot of people learn it and use it in competitions. Tai chi first started 2000 years ago in ancient china and is still used today to help relax your body and stop arthritis.
Natural medicines
Ancient china also made heaps of natural medicines and ways of healing people acupuncture is one of the treatments that were used .ancient china was also one of the first society to recognize that a person’s eating behaviors and emotional feelings can affect a person body physically .there are a lot of ancient Chinese herbs that are still used today that go all the way back to the 3rd century.
Weapons
The ancient Chinese also invented explosives, guns and cannons and used them in 1161 AD in warfare .they used to trade gun powder, firearms and fireworks to Europe.
Abacus
The ancient Chinese invented the world’s first calculator which was the abacus they also invented a progressive decimal system .the ancient Chinese were very clever and left a good legacy behind.