Earliest records show a spoon shaped compass made of lodestone or magnetite ore ... the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists ...

referring to the spoon compass and the urn seismograph. Not all netizens seem to share Jiang’s passion for scientific accuracy though. “I disagree. The items are just symbols of Chinese culture — it ...

A WRITER in the North China Herald of Shanghai devotes a learned article to detailing and discussing the facts regarding the claim of the Chinese to have invented the mariner's compass. They did ...

Every year, the critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper makes a crucial three-month stopover at Tiaozini mudflats in Jiangsu province on China’s eastern coast. The Jiangsu government ...