Annie Ruth Harrison (夏安)
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Lover of Chinese culture and history Aug 26
Do you agree with Professor Richard Lynn who said that Europeans are more creative and innovative than the Chinese because many of the modern Western inventions have surpassed everything invented by the ancient Chinese civilisation?
No I do not. To be a professor, he certainly is ignorant.

If he brushes his teeth each day and uses toilet paper he should thank the Chinese. They invented tooth brushes and toilet paper. If he combs his hair he owes a debt to China because they invented combs.

If he’s ever read a book he should thank China as they invented paper and had a printing press before Gutenberg. They also invented color printing.

Does he use a clock to check the time? Thank China. A water powered clock was the world’s first.

Gunpowder and fireworks, exploding canon balls, hand grenades, hand held cannons, multistage rockets, aerodynamic bombs, fire arrows and fire spears, flame throwers and flares, fragmentation bombs and fuses, land mines and handguns…modern warfare wouldn’t be possible without China. Does he drive a car? The precursor to that, carriage wheels, was a Chinese invention. Passenger drones? China. And China pioneered high speed rail travel.

They discovered natural gas could be used for fuel and lighting. Modern engineering can thank them for suspension bridges.

Restaurant menus, paper napkins and paper cups made in China first. Porcelain and pottery making, developed in China, as well as pearl harvesting.

Stone knives, axes, fishing reels, hoes and spades, pottery making, drilling rigs, plows and seed drills and crop rotation for agriculture—Chinese ingenuity. The compass was a Chinese invention too. Does he appreciate well water? China. Does he frequent buildings made with brick? China. Does he own a silk tie? China developed silk.

Dental amalgam, acupuncture, anesthesia, Prenatal CVS testing for Down Syndrome, synthetic bovine insulin—are just a few of their medical accomplishments.

Even forensics came from China. In the Song Dynasty it was first used to solve a murder case by examining all of the village sickles (murder weapon) until the killer’s was found.

hydronic bellows and belt drive are Chinese. Cast iron as well the process for making steel came from China. Smelting and bronze…China.

China is leading the way in technology and scientific development. Some of the world’s most intelligent scientists and mathematicians are Chinese.

I’m sure he likes money. China invented the banknote or cash money. They also were the first to use seashells as a form of currency rather than just trading goods.

Even when he dies, he’ll be placed in a coffin and yep, you guessed it, Chinese invention.

To sum this up, I’d say as a professor he didn’t do his research.