What are the characteristics of ancient science and technology in China compared with modern science and technology in the West?

Compared with western modern science and technology, China ancient science and technology has the following characteristics:

(1) China ancient science and technology emphasized experience, while western modern science and technology emphasized experiment. From the content point of view, China ancient science is mainly the end of experience, and it is still in the stage of describing various phenomena in nature, that is, perceptual knowledge and lack of rational knowledge. Western modern science combined systematic observation and experiment with strict logical system, and formed a systematic scientific theory based on experimental facts.

(2) China ancient science and technology emphasized synthesis, while western modern science and technology emphasized analysis. China's ancient science and technology directly integrated the whole theory from phenomena. I only know why, I don't know why. Western modern science and technology are good at analytical methods, and raise the practice of analysis to the height of scientific methodology to clarify it, thus providing effective methods and clear directions for modern scientific theories.

(3) China's ancient science and technology emphasized practicality, while western modern natural science emphasized theory. China's ancient science and technology are practical, and generally can directly meet people's actual needs. However, these empirical materials can rarely be sorted out by logical methods, and summarized and analyzed theoretically. Western modern natural science emphasizes theory.

(4) China's ancient science and technology served agriculture, while western modern science and technology mainly served industry.