On the eastern slope of Olympus

Classical Greek and classical Chinese civilizations are peers, and in some respects they are more similar than other ancient cultures. Among other things, they are distinguished by the outstanding diversity and wealth of the intellectual and literary heritage. In particular, in these two ancient cultures, we find distinctly formulated world order systems and their critical discussion. To the west of China, the development of theoretical cosmology until the 17th century remained more or less direct continuation of what the Greeks did. To what extent was the development of theoretical cosmology in China was an independent process? A detailed consideration of accessible facts prompts to think that in China theoretical cosmology was formed under Greek influence