I-China, yenye yeenkcubeko ezinkulu zamaxesha amandulo, yasinika ilifa elikhulu kunye nezinto ezininzi ezenziweyo phakathi kwazo:
• Umlilo ovuthayo -Iyinto ebaluleke kakhulu esetyenziswayo nanamhlanje esetyenziselwa ukuhlanganisa iintsimbi kunye, kwaye iluncedo olukhulu ekwakheni izakhiwo ezomeleleyo. Inyaniso kukuba babekho ukususela kumaxesha amandulo.
Umzekelo, uPen Huo Qi, owayelilangatye elaphoswa ngomatshini owawusebenzisa ipetroli, kwaye waqanjwa malunga ne-919 AD.
• Isilawuli -isixhobo esikwisikhephe okanye inqanawa, esinceda ukujika isikhephe siye kwicala elifunayo. Ngaphambi kokuba kwenziwe izixhobo zokubheja, iinqanawa kwakufuneka zisebenzise amaphini okubulala, nto leyo eyayikhokelela ekuchitheni ixesha namandla. I-rudder kuthiwa yenziwe kwi-China indlela ngenkulungwane yokuqala ye-AD. Kwakukho ngexesha lolawulo lobukhosi bukaHan apho ukusetyenziswa kokuqala kwephiko kwabonwa.
• Ikhampasi - Alithandabuzeki elokuba yenye yezona zixhobo zibalulekileyo. Isetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwiinqwelomoya nakwiinqanawa, kwaye iluncedo olukhulu ekufumaneni indlela yakho xa umntu elahleka. Ikhampasi yamagnetic yafunyanwa ngobukhosi beQin phakathi kwe-221-206 BC. Ekuqaleni, ikhampasi yayisetyenziswa ngabaxeli-thamsanqa ukwakha iitafile zabo zethamsanqa. Nangona kunjalo, kamva kwafunyaniswa ukuba endaweni yokuqikelela ikamva, ikhampasi yayiyeyona ibaluleke ngakumbi ekubhekiseni kwicala elifanelekileyo.
• Ukubhola okunzulu - Le ndlela yokomba yaqanjwa ngamaTshayina amandulo nge-100 BC kwaye isasetyenziswa nanamhlanje. Ukumba okunzulu kusetyenziselwa ukubhola emhlabeni ukuze kuphume irhasi. Izixhobo zokuqala ezinzulu zokugrumba zazinkulu kwaye zenziwe kakuhle.