In old China, matches were called matches. Was it true that China couldn't even make matches at that time?

Although many technologies in the old society of China were backward, they were not as backward as we thought. You should know that China is an ancient civilization with a history of thousands of years. Matches actually appeared very early in the history of China, dating back to the Southern and Northern Dynasties. At that time, people had been very clever to dip sulfur in wooden sticks and light matches easily with kindling or flint. This is the earliest competition record in the history of China.

Later, in the Southern Song Dynasty, matches were very common and improved. People in ancient times were very clever. They cut pine into thin slices and rolled them into sticks, and coated one end of pine with sulfur, but at that time it was not called matches, but called' candles'. Unfortunately, it didn't attract attention, and it didn't mass-produce, so it soon stayed among the people.

Since then, this sport has developed rapidly in China. At that time, China was in an awkward position in the world. Although it is an excellent civilized country, its national strength is weak, as if it were broken with one blow. But this does not affect the development of matches. The first match factory in China was established in Guangdong on 1879. Although it was imported from abroad, it can't hide the studious spirit of China people. Since then, matches have been developed on a large scale in China.

By 1900, there will be as many as 19 match factories in China. Matches are also called "matches" because the equipment is imported from abroad. By 1949, the match factory in China had begun to step on the right track, and even had a mechanized production workshop, which was outstanding in the world at that time. Therefore, never underestimate the wisdom of the ancients, who are far smarter than we thought.