20 Ancient Chinese Inventions So Advanced We Still Can’t Beat Them

They drilled deeper than skyscrapers using bamboo. Built machines that could detect earthquakes hundreds of miles away. Invented vaccines, mechanical computers, and navigation systems centuries before the modern world existed. These aren’t myths — they’re documented inventions from Ancient China that solved problems so perfectly, time hasn’t been able to improve them. In this documentary, you’ll discover 20 ancient Chinese innovations so advanced they still outperform modern solutions — and the #1 invention is so precise that scientists are still studying how it works today.