This is the incredible moment that a skilled craftsman delicately filled firecrackers with yellow gunpowder in a mesmerizing ...

Gunpowder was used in Chinese rocket launchers to shoot fireworks - and weapons of war. NOVA: Tea and restaurants are certainly two important gifts the Song people gave to the world. What were ...

China's long history has seen some extremely important inventions emerge, most noticeably gunpowder, paper making, printing and the compass, which, in the words of Roger Bacon, changed the whole ...

It is thought that a Chinese cook accidentally invented gunpowder by mixing three common kitchen ingredients! Today, it is estimated that China produces around 90% of the world’s fireworks.