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The Chinese name for firecrackers, baozhu, literally means "exploding bamboo". [203] After the invention of gunpowder, gunpowder firecrackers had a shape that resembled bamboo and produced a similar sound, so the name "exploding bamboo" was retained. [204] In traditional Chinese culture, firecrackers were used to scare off evil spirits. [204]
Datang Telecom Group (officially Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Group) is a Chinese state-owned telecommunications equipment group headquartered in Beijing, China.. It is best known for its leading role in developing the Chinese TD-SCDMA 3G mobile telecommunications standard through its subsidiary DT Mobile (formerly known as Datang Mobile).
3. State Grid Corporation of China. $530,008.8. 870,287. Massive national infrastructure monopoly for electricity, the firm is by far the largest utility in the world. The entity maintained the #3 position in 2023, just behind Walmart and Saudi Aramco. 5. China National Petroleum Corporation. $483,019.2.
Until the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), China was a world leader in technology and scientific discovery. Many Chinese inventions — paper and printing, gunpowder, porcelain, the magnetic compass, the sternpost rudder, and the lift lock for canals — made major contributions to economic growth in the Middle East and Europe.
According to the company founder Ren Zhengfei, the name Huawei comes from a slogan he saw on a wall, Zhonghua youwei meaning "China has achievements" (中华有为; Zhōng huá yǒu wéi), when he was starting up the company and needed a name. [31] Zhonghua or Hua means China, [32] while youwei means "promising/to show achievements".
A DJI store in Shenzhen, Guangdong. The company was founded in 2006 by Frank Wang (Wāng Tāo, 汪滔). [12] Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, he enrolled as a college student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2003. He was part of the HKUST team participating in the ABU Robocon and won third prize.
Dunganese name. Dungan. Алибаба Җитуан. Alibaba Group Holding Limited, branded as Alibaba (/ ˌæliˈbɑːbə, ˌɑː -/), is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology. Founded on 28 June 1999 [1] in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the company provides consumer-to-consumer (C2C ...
China was a global scientific and technological leader up until the early years of the Ming dynasty.Ancient and medieval Chinese discoveries and Chinese innovations such as papermaking, printing, the compass, and gunpowder (the Four Great Inventions) contributed to the economic development of ancient and medieval East Asia, the Middle East and Europe.