What is Chinese Suanpan (Suan pan) Abacus

Posted by Thej Academy on 16th July 2021

Inventions in ancient days have always been nothing less than jaw-dropping. Suanpan is the Chinese version of the abacus, invented in the 1200 C E, which was during the Ming dynasty. The Chinese abacus was pronounced as ‘Su-an-pan’, which meant ‘calculating tray’. Calculations using the Suanpan abacus were possible when there was a clear understanding of the place values.