As one of the earliest countries to apply machinery, China boasts a lot of unique inventions like the compass vehicle, the seismograph, and the incense burner with their respective characteristics on using power and mechanical structural design.

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	Machinery Exchange and Publications
	Chinese mechanical inventions that contributed to world societies Book of Diverse Crafts Diagrams and Explanations of Wonderful Machines of the West

	Machinery in Transportation
	Scull, rudder, and paddle wheel ship Compass vehicle Jiligu Cart Wheelbarrow

	Machinery in Daily Use
	Incense Burner  Simuwu Rectangle Ding

	Machinery in Production
	The Chain Pump  Large water-driven spinning wheel Driving-belt

Author: Jeff