The first form of matchsticks

The first form of matches was invented in 577 by the Northern Qi dynasties - a kingdom of short fortunes (550 - 577 AD), while the country was besieged. In the miserable scene, these unfortunate fathers must lack the burdens to fire. They found a way to assemble cooking and heating fire.

The first sulfur-based matchstick is described in the book "Anomalous bar" (Dao's record of super natural and strange) (written about 950 years):

"If something urgent happens at night, it will take a while to light the lamp. An ingenious person has found a way to impregnate the pine sticks with pine sticks and then put it away for use as soon as needed. come. Rubbing lightly is a stick that emits a small fire with grain. This miraculous object was formerly known as " lighted slave" (led by photons), but after it became a common commodity, it was called " a fire rod " (fire). "

There was no trace of matches in Europe before 1530. However, matches could be brought back to Europe easily by an astronaut to China during Marco Polo's time, because I know it was a match. sold outside Hangzhou market around 1270.