Four great inventions of ancient china with great influence on the world. Namely papermaking, compass, gunpowder and movable type printing. This statement was first put forward by Joseph Needham, a British sinologist, and was later inherited by many historians in China. It is generally believed that these four great inventions greatly promoted the development of politics, economy and culture in ancient China. These inventions spread to the west through various channels and had a great influence on the history of world civilization.
2. "Four beauties"
The ancient "four beauties": Shi, Diophantine, Wang Zhaojun and China, who ranked first, has been decided, but that was the ancient arrangement. History comes first, Wang Zhaojun comes second, the story of Diexin comes third, and finally. Stone is the embodiment and pronoun of beauty.
The four beauties enjoy the appearance of "closing the moon and feeling ashamed of flowers, sinking fish and falling geese". . "Closed Moon" tells the story of Diusim and Yue Bai. Shame on Flowers tells the story of Yang Guifei looking at flowers. "Sinking Fish" tells the story of washing sand with stones. The Wild Goose tells the story of Zhao Jun leaving the fortress.
3. "Four Ancient Capitals"
Xi 'an, known as Chang 'an in ancient times, is located at the northern foot of Qinling Mountains in the middle of Guanzhong Plain in the Yellow River Basin, spanning the north and south banks of Weihe River. Hua Yue in the east, Taibai in the west, Qinling in the south and Lishui in the north.
Nanjing is one of the four ancient capitals and famous historical and cultural cities in China. For thousands of years, the surging Yangtze River not only gave birth to the Yangtze River civilization, but also gave birth to Nanjing, a city in the south of the Yangtze River.
Beijing is located at the junction of the northwest edge of North China Plain and Yanshan Mountains of Taihang Mountain, east of Bohai Sea. There are Dujun Mountain in the north, Xishan Mountain in the west, and plains formed by alluvial rivers such as Yongding River and Chaobai River in the southeast, which slowly tilt towards the Bohai Sea.
The south bank of the middle reaches of the Yellow River in Luoyang, known as the "hinterland of Kyushu", is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, named after its location in the Yang of the Luohe River.
4. "Four classic novels"
China's four classical novels, referred to as the four classical novels for short, refer to Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Journey to the West and A Dream of Red Mansions (arranged in writing order). Four Great Classical Novels is a classic in the history of China literature and a precious cultural heritage in the world.
These four masterpieces are inseparable in the history of China literature, and they all have high literary level and artistic achievements. The detailed description and profound thoughts contained in it have been praised by readers of all ages, and the stories, scenes and characters in it have deeply influenced the concepts and values of China people. It can be described as four monuments in the history of China literature.
5. "Four Talented Women"
Zhuo Wenjun: A talented woman in Han Dynasty, good at playing drums and piano, beautiful as flowers. Zhuo Wenjun, a rich family, took a fancy to Sima Xiangru, a poor scholar, and sang and sold wine with her husband, while Sima Xiangru finally became famous with the help of Zhuo Wenjun.
Cai Wenji: the daughter of Cai Yong, a great writer and calligrapher, was well-read since childhood. Cai Wenji was married three times in his life, first to the Wei family in Hedong, then exiled to the southern Xiongnu and married the Xiongnu left. Later, it was redeemed by Cao Cao, and in the pain of "returning home" and "mother-child reunion", it finally became a famous song "Eighteen beats of the Hu family". Cai Wenji married Dong Si after she came back from Shuozhou.
Li Qingzhao: an outstanding female writer in the Southern Song Dynasty, famous for her poems and lyrics. After marrying Zhao Mingcheng, an overseas student from Taiwan Province, they studied epigraphy and calligraphy together. Later, Zhao Mingcheng died of illness, and she wandered alone in Hangzhou, Yuezhou and Jinhua, and spent her old age in misery and loneliness. Li Qingzhao's literary works are absolutely wonderful, unprecedented and unprecedented, and he is respected as the graceful and restrained founder.
Shangguan Waner, compound surname Shangguan, fine print Wan'er, also known as Shangguan Zhaorong, was born in Shanzhou, Shaanxi. Her ancestral home is Shangguan, a female official and poet in the Tang Dynasty. After his grandfather Shangguan Yi was convicted and killed, he was assigned to the inner court as a maid with his mother Zheng. At the age of fourteen, she was highly valued by Wu Zetian because of her cleverness and good writing style. She has been in charge of the imperial palace system for many years and is known as the "female prime minister".