Compared with the west, China ancient science and technology has four main characteristics: practicality, closeness, practicality and discrimination.
1. Practicality The main inventors of ancient science and technology in China were craftsmen. Their cultural level is very low, and their general theoretical knowledge is very little. Therefore, science and technology are mostly summed up from practice, lacking theoretical knowledge to solidify. In this way, "we know what it is, but we don't know why", so we mix science with some ghostly things and become pseudoscience. For example, in the practice of ironmaking in ancient China, craftsmen accidentally discovered that human blood would strengthen the strength of forged steel, so there was a living sacrifice for ironmaking. Later, it was found that human urine can also make iron, but the really effective ingredient has never been found to be salt. Practicality is a good thing, but without the guidance of theory, it will easily lead to the development of science and technology, leading to the second point: isolation.
2. The invention of ancient science and technology in China is an isolated event. Instead of promoting each other like the west, it will lead to blowout development. Taking the west as an example, the introduction of gunpowder led to the development of firearms. In order to make better guns, the refining technology of metals such as steel has been greatly developed. The large-scale mining of metals has led to the great development of mining and construction. The development of construction has led to the development of new materials such as cement, and the study of silicates such as cement has led to the development of chemical theory. However, the isolation of China science and technology due to its practicality has not triggered the function of chain technology. Invented gunpowder for thousands of years, that is, playing with firecrackers, created a lot of "XXX Shenwei General" artillery that is not as good as cold weapons.
3. Practicality A by-product of China's scientific and technological progress due to its strong practicality and lack of theory is practicality. China's scientific and technological research is rarely interfered by religion and culture, so it is not a sin to develop practical things. China's tolerance for science and technology is much higher than that of the great European inventors and scientists who were regarded as "heresies" and were tied to the stake for barbecue in the Middle Ages. Therefore, the innovation degree of ancient science and technology in China far exceeds that in the West.
4. Discrimination China never respected science in ancient times. In ancient times, science and technology belonged to the basic industry, and people engaged in science and technology were regarded as people with low status, and high-level scholars dismissed them. Occasionally, high-level people can join in science and technology and make achievements. Not only do they get no respect and reputation, but they will be denounced as "strange skills and cunning" and despised by people. This is different from western countries, where countries are small, attack each other, and the law of the jungle prevails. Generally, secular monarchs in various countries can secretly resist the pressure of the church and support the research and development of science and technology, so as to enrich Qiang Bing, and respect for science and technology has long been a trend.