KnowraChinese compassLinked fromLinked fromThe 5 pages that link to Chinese compass, each with the reason it gives.All 5Broader topic 3Related 2Song dynastyRelated: Its use at sea accompanied the expansion of Song maritime commerce.Compass roseBroader topic: Chinese magnetic direction-finding predates the compass rose’s widespread European chart use.Ancient technologyBroader topic: It shows how knowledge of magnetism became a tool for orientation.Yellow EmperorRelated: Later legends credit Huangdi's era with a south-pointing device, though its historicity is uncertain.History of geomagnetismBroader topic: Chinese records document some of the earliest practical uses of magnetic direction finding.