Paper Money and Porcelain

The Most Interesting Chinese Inventions

The Chinese invented so many stuff , consider this two inventions the most interesting for me.

1. Paper money was invented for the Chinese.

1.Paper currency solved the problem of loading the heavy and major currencies which existed prior to this invention.

a.Paper money began to be printed by wood block from de Northem Song dynasty.

2. In the ninth century AD was the beginning of the paper money.

a. The original name was “flying money”.

b. The paper certificate could be exchanged for cash.

3. The Hungro emperor did introduce a paper currency, but he did no understand inflation so the idea failed.

4.The location for the first paper money was in the southern providence of Sichua as printed.

a. The paper money was used as a private enterprise for the Chinese people in the south.

5.In the early eleventh century appeared the first privates banks.

6.Though the years paper money was used for the government and extended to others countries.

7. Marco Polo introduce paper money in Europe.

8. In America before Benjamin Franklin, was used only coins, until he replaced with a promise, now the image of his face appear in the largest denomination of currency in use the $ 100.00 bill.

2. The porcelain was created in China.

1. The chine people before porcelain, they used a Kaolin material for use in ceremonies during the Shang dynasty (ca. 18^th century-12^th century BCE).

2.The porcelain manufacture originated in Han Dynasty period (196-220).

3. The Chenghua emperor was a patron of the arts, particularly porcelain. He star to export to Japan, Southeast Asia and beyond.

4. Though the years pieces of porcelain was exported to Europe like pieces of art.
a. The exportation begun to the Islamic World, where it was highly prized.
  5. For the Chinese tea time, is so important that the porcelain was essential in religious celebrations and special occasions.
6. In each dynasty the emperor had the best pieces for the personal use, social rituals and celebrations.

7. The porcelain become an important material of ceramics worldwide.

To sum up, the porcelain and the money paper inventions from China have very important impact in the past, in our era and in the future, because now are indispensable and the people used them every day.

Source Citation

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MLA Citation

"Paper money printed by wood block." Image. Instructional Resources Corporation. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 6 Nov. 2011.
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MLA Citation

"Hongwu." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 6 Nov. 2011.
http://ancienthistory2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/602420?terms=paper+money

MLA Citation

"Chenghua." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 6 Nov. 2011.
Http://ancienthistory2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/625984?terms=porcelain