You probably have heard of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China which brought great changes to the world in the past. Now, China's four greatinnovations(革新) in modern times are widely known among people from all over the world.
Online shopping is really convenient for Chinese people. From clothes to foods, from physical goods to virtual products, you can buy almost anything online. The popularity of online shopping has made the express delivery (快递) industry develop quickly. People can get the things they buy online in only two or three days after placing the orders, and it saves them a lot of time.
In Western countries, people usually pay bycredit(信用) card or incash(现金). But in China, more and more people, even old people, like to pay for things with their phones. Since the day mobile payments got popular in China, many Chinese people's wallets have been empty with only a few coins in them, which were left probably a few months ago.
Shared bikes are "the perfect first & last mile solution" for people. It's very convenient to use a shared bike without worrying about where to park it. Although it caused a lot of problems at first, most of them were solved with the help of the government.
China has the largest high-speed railway network(网络) in the world at present. The construction of high-speed railway in China has made great progress in the past 15 years. Some of the railways were even built under extreme natural environment. Chinese people are getting great benefits from the high-speed railway.
China's four great innovations in modern times | |
Introduction | The Four Great Inventions of ancient China changed the world in history, and now the world's attention is attracted by four innovations in modern China. |
Online shopping | People can buy almost anything online. The popularity of online shopping has pushed the of the express delivery industry. |
Mobile payments | Different from people in Western countries, more and more Chinese people like to pay on their . |
Shared bikes | Shared bikes are convenient. People don't need to about where to park them. |
High-speed railway | The high-speed railway network in China is than that in any other country. |
