In parallel with the arrogance of Chinese people in the Ch'ing dynasty, any ancient evidence that could not be blotted out was merely explained away as being an abberation for a people who were not suited to such things.
正如清季國人對西洋科技的籠統評斷，中國的古代發明在廿世紀西方人眼中，居然也一言以蔽之，奇技淫巧是也。