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Chinese Matches: History, Facts and Science

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Chinese Matches History: How the Chinese Began Making Fire For thousands of years, the ancient Chinese started fires like other ancient cultures - they used small pieces of wood or twisted rope as … [Read more...]

History of Chinese Fireworks

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How the history of Chinese fireworks began The history of making fireworks began with the ancient Chinese Daoists in the Han dynasty in 202 BC. During the Han dynasty, there was a religion called, … [Read more...]

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