Yiziphi izinto ezine ezinkulu ezasungulwa eChina lasendulo?
Izinto ezine ezinkulu ezasungulwa eChina lasendulo ukwenziwa kwephepha, ukunyathelisa, isibhamu kanye nekhampasi. Iphepha elalifana kakhulu nezinto zanamuhla, laqala ukusungulwa isikhulu sasenkantolo okuthiwa uCai Lun ekuqaleni kwekhulu lesibili leminyaka eChina. Yayibiza kancane, ilula futhi ilungele ukubhala ngebhulashi, futhi yayikhiqizwa kusetshenziswa amagxolo, izindwangu, iziqu zikakolweni nezinye izinto. Ngokuqondene nokunyatheliswa, incwadi yokuqala enosuku lokunyatheliswa oluqinisekisekayo yayiyi-sutra yobuBuddha eyanyatheliswa ngesikhathi soMbuso WamaTang, cishe ngonyaka ka-868. Ukusetshenziswa kwethekhiniki yesibhamu kwaqala ukutholwa izindela zaseChina ngekhulu lesi-9 C.E., lapho zazifuna ikhambi elandisa ukuphila. Okokugcina, enye yezincwadi zokuqala echaza ikhampasi kazibuthe yabhalwa uShen Kuo ngesikhathi soBukhosi bukaSong, ngekhulu le-11 C.E.