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| 630BC–593BC || Food || Infrastructure || Chinese hydraulic engineer {{w|Sunshu Ao}} lives. His work is focused upon improving irrigation systems.<ref name="sdr"/>
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| 5th century BC || Food || Infrastructure || Chinese hydraulic engineer {{w|Ximen Bao}} lives. He is credited as the first engineer in China to create a large canal irrigation system.<ref name="sdr"/><ref>{{cite book |title=The History of China |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=69EbKf6JrxYC&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=first+engineer+in+China+to+create+a+large+canal+irrigation+system+ximen+bao&source=bl&ots=f8iAdKR66k&sig=ACfU3U1otLkPbbRfCmSBGHzuaPyvFn7AOg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqrJOm37XmAhXAH7kGHXUHCgYQ6AEwBHoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=first%20engineer%20in%20China%20to%20create%20a%20large%20canal%20irrigation%20system%20ximen%20bao&f=false}}</ref>
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| 403BC-221BC || Nutrition || Scientific development || {{w|Warring States period}}. Doctors pay much attention to nutrition and food therapy. Chinese physician {{w|Bian Que}} says, "As a Doctor, one should investigate the origin of, and pathological changes created by diseases and then treat the patient with food. If food does not cure the disorders, then medicine is given." This advice would influenced succeeding generations of Physicians.<ref name="The History Of Chinese Nutrition"/>
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